title: [Spontaneous pneumothorax. A follow-up of 100 patients].
abstract: A total of 135 spontaneous pneumothorax (PNX) episodes, occurring in a sample of 100 patients, are examined with a mean follow-up of 4 years. Aim of this retrospective analysis is to evaluate the influence of different therapeutic approaches on relapse rate. The evaluated treatment options are: respiratory physiotherapy, thoracentesis, prolonged drainage, surgery such as bullectomy or "frottage". By mean of correlation index, a decreased incidence of relapse is shown for surgery--with no relapse--followed by prolonged drainage and then by thoracentesis, and by respiratory physiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Ospedale S. Luigi Gonzaga, Orbassano, Torino.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: De Stefano
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ritossa
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Astini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jayme
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012008:Recurrence; D012138:Respiratory Therapy; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000379:methods
vernacular_title: Il pneumotorace spontaneo. Follow-up di 100 pazienti.