title: [A clinical study on bilateral metachronous pneumothorax].
abstract: Three hundred and thirty-six cases of spontaneous pneumothorax were treated in our hospital from 1976 to 1988. In these 336 cases, there were 49 cases (14.6%) of bilateral metachronous pneumothorax. Bilateral metachronous pneumothorax happened significantly more frequently in the younger generation. There was no correlation between occurrence rate of contralateral pneumothorax and Brinkman index. In addition, postoperative contralateral recurrence occurred in 18.1% of surgical cases under general anesthesia. Especially nitrous oxide might have influence on postoperative contralateral recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tenri Hospital.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tatsami
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies