1 Respiratory Department, Chongqing Zhongshan Hospital, Chongqing 400013, China ; 2 Department of Respiratory Diseases Shanghai Hospital, II Military University Hospital, Shanghai 200433, China ; 3 Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Interventional Pulmonary, Bethesda, MD, USA ; 4 Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Interventional Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Goodyear, AZ, USA ; 5 Pulmonary Department, "G. Papanikolaou" General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece ; 6 Surgery Department, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece ; 7 Hematology Department, "Laiko" University General Hospital, Athens, Greece ; 8 Obstetric - Gynecology Department, "Thriassio" General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece ; 9 Radiology Department, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece ; 10 Thoracic Surgery Department, "G. Papanikolaou" General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
J Thorac Dis. 2014 Oct;6(Suppl 4):S416-20. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.08.24.
Pneumothorax can occur in several situations such as; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) where emphysema is observed or due to a biopsy for malignancy suspicion. In any case it is a dangerous situation that requires immediate attention and treatment. Pneumothorax can be divided in primary and secondary. Staging of pneumothorax is also very important. In our current editorial we summarize etiology and treatment of pneumothorax from a panel of pulmonary physicians, oncologists and thoracic surgeons.
气胸可发生于多种情况,例如:慢性阻塞性肺疾病(COPD)时可观察到肺气肿,或由于怀疑恶性肿瘤而进行活检。在任何情况下,这都是一种危险的情况,需要立即注意和治疗。气胸可分为原发性和继发性。气胸的分期也非常重要。在我们目前的社论中,我们总结了一组肺病专家、肿瘤学家和胸外科医生对气胸的病因和治疗的看法。