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Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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4/2016
vol. 13
 
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Is it possible to standardize the treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax? Part 1: etiology, symptoms, diagnostics, minimally invasive treatment

Wojciech Rokicki
,
Marek Rokicki
,
Jacek Wojtacha
,
Marek Filipowski
,
Agata Dżejlili
,
Damian Czyżewski

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2016; 13 (4): 322-327
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2016.64874
Online publish date: 2016/12/30
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The authors of this report present the history of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) treatment, its etiology, clinical symptoms, and diagnostic methodology. Further, they discuss minimally invasive methods of treating PSP such as thoracentesis and chemical pleurodesis. They discuss the pros and cons of each method, emphasizing that, according to the international recommendations, they should be used as the first line of treatment for PSP.
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primary spontaneous pneumothorax, thoracentesis, chemical pleurodesis
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