[Surgical treatment and classification of spontaneous pneumothorax caused by break-up of bullae].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the appropriate operation for surgical treatment and a better classification for spontaneous pneumothorax caused by break-up of bullae.


METHODS
Eighty two cases of spontaneous pneumothorax caused by break-up of bullae were reported and classified by their clinical characteristics and manifestations during operation.


RESULTS
All cases were classified into type I (apical), type II (lobular), type III (diffusive) and type IV (bilateral) on the basis of bullae's appearance and location. And the cases of type I were further classified into Ia (simple) and Ib (pneumohemothoracic).


CONCLUSIONS
The clinical classification was thought to be valuable for diagnosis and treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax caused by break-up of bullae.
Zhang
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1st People's Hospital of Changzhou.
Fan
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J
Gao
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000145:classification* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000150:complications*