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Pneumothorax : Treatments

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Treatments could include:
  • Observation
  • Patient observation

Treatments Overview Articles

Pneumothorax
Small pneumothoraces may go away on their own. For larger pneumothoraces, the air must be removed from around the lung.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 10, 2007
Pneumothorax
A small pneumothorax may resolve on its own, but most require medical treatment. The object of treatment is to remove air from the chest and allow the lung to re-expand.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Treatments Articles

Chest Tube Insertion
A chest tube insertion is a procedure to place a flexible, hollow drainage tube into the chest in order to remove an abnormal collection of air or fluid from the pleural space(located between the inner and outer lining of the lung).Chest tube inse...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Chest tube insertion
A chest tube insertion involves the surgical placement of a hollow, flexible drainage tube into the chest.Chest drainage tube insertion; Insertion of tube into chest; Tube thoracostomy.Chest tubes are inserted to drain blood, fluid, or air and to ...
Source:ADAM
Date:May 3, 2007
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