Spontaneous pneumothorax: report of a case in podiatric surgery.
The authors have reviewed the literature concerning the subject of spontaneous pneumothoraces. Included in the review are the types of spontaneous pneumothoraces, such as: primary, secondary, tension, and catamenial. The symptomatology, diagnosis, and treatments were discussed. A case report of a catamenial spontaneous pneumothorax in a preoperative podiatric patient was presented.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006214:Hallux / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery