Treatment of a Prolonged Air Leak with Radiotherapy: A Case Report

Pneumothorax is defined as air in the pleural space. Depending on the severity of the pneumothorax, treatment consists of oxygen therapy, simple aspiration, tube thoracostomy, and pleurodesis. Prolonged air leakage is observed in 25% of the patients who have undergone surgical procedures, such as th...

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Main Authors: Erdoğan Çetinkaya, M. Akif Özgül, Şule Gül, Ertan Çam, Yakup Büyükpolat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pulmonology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/158371
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