Pneumothorax (PTX) is a life-threatening complication, with higher incidence in very low birth weight infants. PTX is usually diagnosed when signs of tension PTX develop, and when life-saving surgical ...

Pneumothorax, commonly called a collapsed lung, can be painful and in certain situations, may be life-threatening. In a healthy body, the lungs are touching the walls of the chest. A pneumothorax ...

A collapsed lung is known as a pneumothorax. When air seeps into the area between your lung and chest wall, it results in a pneumothorax. Your lung collapses as a result of the air pushing on its ...

Thin-section CT scans of four patients (two male, two female, age range: 13 to 55 years, average age: 31 years, median age: 28 years) who had undergone allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, all of ...