Spontaneous pneumothorax; a study of 105 cases.

摘要: SPONTANEOUS pneumothorax is a condition in which air present outside the lung thoracic cavity without obvious portal of entry through chest wall. The term “pneumothorax” was initially employed by Itard 1803, when he reported 5 cases, diagnosis made at autopsy. McDowell 1856 described first clear-cut case spontaneous an apparently healthy individual. Kjaergaard contributed his monumental work on this subject 1932. Several hundred cases have since been literature (exclusive figures from military medical services). Many adjectives used to describe pneumothorax. “Benign,” “true,” “real,” “idiopathic,” “simple,” and “spontaneous individuals” are but few terms. Regardless terminology, benign nature disease has stressed most recent investigators. In many textbooks commonest cause stated be pulmona...