title: [Idiopathic spontaneous pneumothorax - a current problem].
abstract: 134 patients suffering from spontaneous pneumothorax were seen at the Surgical Department of Granada-University. Most of the patients were of young age (average age 23 years), with men prevailing. Until today its aetiology is unknown. Conservative treatment will do for cases with only partial pnth. In all other cases a suction drainage (Bülau-type) is installed. Surgery is only performed in those cases where no complete re-expansion of the lung can be achieved by suction drainage.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D013030:Spain
vernacular_title: Der idiopathische Spontanpneumothorax - ein aktuelles Problem.