title: Pulmonary problems: small pneumothorax requiring catheter drainage.
abstract: In patients with chronic bronchitis and emphysema who have evidence of respiratory decompensation, often even a pneumothorax displacing 10% or less of the hemithorax may require catheter drainage as an adjunct to therapy. Three illustrative cases are presented.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000150:complications; D002404:Catheterization; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000601:surgery*; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000150:complications; D012121:Respiration, Artificial