Aker Cemal, Selin Onay Mahmuti, Cansever Levent
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Health Sciences University, Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Derg. 2024 Feb 5;32(Suppl1):S37-S42. doi: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2024.25755. eCollection 2024 Jan.
Pneumothorax is a condition that describes the presence of air between the visceral and parietal pleura sheets and the consequent collapse of the lungs. The collapse of the lungs can be partial or total and can present in different clinical stages, such as a high-pressure pneumothorax that can cause a mediastinal shift. Pneumomediastinum is the presence of free air between the mediastinal tissues due to various causes. It can manifest spontaneously and be minimally symptomatic but can also develop due to severe complications. Its etiology includes numerous iatrogenic and traumatic factors. Although spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum that develop in childhood are similar to adult patients, it is important to determine the appropriate treatment strategy in addition to the age group, the effectiveness of the treatment, the role of the applied treatment in reducing recurrence, and the etiologyoriented treatments if there is an underlying pathology.
气胸是一种描述脏层和壁层胸膜之间存在空气以及随之而来的肺萎陷的病症。肺萎陷可以是部分性的或完全性的，并且可以出现在不同的临床阶段，例如可导致纵隔移位的高压性气胸。纵隔气肿是由于各种原因导致纵隔组织之间存在游离气体。它可自发出现且症状轻微，但也可因严重并发症而发生。其病因包括众多医源性和创伤性因素。虽然儿童期发生的自发性气胸和纵隔气肿与成年患者相似，但除了年龄组、治疗效果、所应用治疗在降低复发率方面的作用以及如果存在潜在病理情况时的病因导向治疗外，确定合适的治疗策略也很重要。
