[Pneumothorax in chronic obstructive lung diseases].

Internal and surgical treatment exist for the primary care of spontaneous pneumothorax. The choice for the primary method of therapy is depending on personal factors and the possibilities of the hospital. A pneumothorax in patients with chronically obstructive lung disease (COLD) is a treatment which is quicker and safer by insertion of chest drain are with internal methods. There than no arguments against the chest drain.