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Aproaches To Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Five Year Survival
(Düzce Üniversitesi, 2007) Topdag, Sabri; Ilçe, Zekeriya; Aslaner, Arif; Özaydin, İsmet
Purpose: Spontaneous pneumothorax is usually seen in young male adults. Patients usually present with dyspnea and chest pain. In this study, patients diagnosed as spontaneous pneumothorax and treated in our clinic were evaluated in accord with the published literature. Methods: Subjects were evaluated with regard to age at presentation, sex, presenting complaint, side of spontaneous pneumothorax. Results: Of patients, 17 (85 %) were male and 3 (15 %) female. Mean age was thirty eight years. Major complaints were dyspnea and chest pain. Thirteen (65 %) were on the right and seven (35 %) were on the left site. Of 17 male subjects, 14 were current smoker. Mean pneumothorax percentage was calculated as 71%. Three (15%) patients had history of underlying lung disease (tuberculosis, pnomoconiosis, ampyema). Therapeutic tube thoracostomy was placed to all subjects. It remained in place 4.6 days on average. Conclusion: spontaneous pneumothorax is non-fatal and curable disease when diagnosed and treated in time. Pleurodesis can be tried to perform as an alternative method when spontaneous pneumothorax recurs