Galvin I F, Gibbons J R, Magout M, Bowe P
Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Br J Hosp Med. 1990 Nov;44(5):330-1.
Apical pneumothorax due to incomplete expansion of the lung is not uncommon following thoracotomy and also occurs in some patients with recurring spontaneous pneumothorax. Standard methods of intercostal drainage may be unsatisfactory because of difficulty in placing an intercostal tube safely and accurately within the apical air space.
开胸术后因肺扩张不全导致的局限性气胸并不少见,一些复发性自发性气胸患者也会出现。由于难以将肋间导管安全准确地置于局限性气腔内,标准的肋间引流方法可能并不令人满意。