title: Management of the pneumothorax and barotrauma.
abstract: Primary and secondary pneumothoraces are relatively common problems in a busy chest physician's practice. Management options are often different when dealing with primary or secondary pneumothoraces because the underlying cause is different. Thoracoscopy will have a major impact on the surgical approach used in these patients, whereas the advent of lung transplantation has led to a more cautious approach toward the use of sclerosing agents in potential lung transplant recipients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Kirby
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Ginsberg
mesh_terms: D001469:Barotrauma / Q000209:etiology*; D015505:Chest Tubes; D015916:Drainage, Postural / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010994:Pleura / Q000187:drug effects*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology; D013627:Talc / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013908:Thoracotomy
chemical_list: D013627:Talc; D013752:Tetracycline