The role for medical thoracoscopy in pneumothorax.

Scott Parrish Robert F Browning J Francis Turner Konstantinos Zarogoulidis Ioanna Kougioumtzi Georgios Dryllis Ioannis Kioumis Georgia Pitsiou Nikolaos Machairiotis Nikolaos Katsikogiannis Theodora Tsiouda Athanasios Madesis Theodoros Karaiskos Paul Zarogoulidis

J Thorac Dis

1 Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Interventional Pulmonary Service, Bethesda, USA ; 2 Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Interventional Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Goodyear, AZ, USA ; 3 Pulmonary Department, "G. Papanikolaou" General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece ; 4 Surgery Department, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece ; 5 Hematology Department, "Laiko" University General Hospital, Athens, Greece ; 6 Obstetric-Gynecology Department, "Thriassio" General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece ; 7 Internal Medicine Department, "Theiageneio" Anticancer Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece ; 8 Thoracic Surgery Department, "G. Papanikolaou" General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Published: October 2014

Pneumothorax is a critical condition that demands quick medical intervention and is categorized into two main types: Primary and Secondary.
Proper staging of pneumothorax is crucial to determine the most effective treatment options.
Treatment can be managed by either thoracic surgeons or pulmonary physicians, and this work presents the latest insights on classification, staging, and treatment from experienced pulmonary specialists.

Pneumothorax is a life threatening situation that requires fast treatment. There are two major classifications: Primary and Secondary. Staging of pneumothorax is also very important for treatment. Treatment of pneumont can be performed either from thoracic surgeons, or pulmonary physicians. In our current work we provide up-to-date information regarding pneumothorax classification, staging and treatment from the point of view of expert pulmonary physicians.

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