title: [The morphological characteristics of the changes in spontaneous pneumothorax. Thorascopic observation].
abstract: The results obtained by thoracoscopy in 58 patients with spontaneous pneumothorax for the period 1990-1992 were discussed. The distribution of the patients by sex was: male--46 (79.31%); female--12 (20.69%). The mean age was 36.5 and the most patients was between 36-45 years (37.95%). The procedure was performed under local anesthesia with neuroleptanalgesia. Right localisation of the pneumothorax we found in 67.24% and left--in 32.76% of the cases. According to the degree of the collapse of the lung the distribution was: total pneumothorax--in 72.41% and partial pneumothorax--in 27.59% of the patients. Thoracoscopy in recidivist pneumothorax was performed in 18.5% from the followed up group of patients. The most often found causes for developing of spontaneous pneumothorax are: bullous emphysema--79.31%; pleural adhesions-in 15.52% and idiopathic pneumothorax--in 5.17%.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Radev
authors.forename: Ia
authors.initials: Ia
authors.lastname: Kuzmanov
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nenkov
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Slavov
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010994:Pleura / Q000473:pathology; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000473:pathology*; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000473:pathology; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Morfologichna kharakteristika na promenite pri spontanen pneumotoraks. Torakoskopsko nabliudenie.