title: [Diagnosis of spontaneous pneumothorax].
abstract: The causes of spontaneous pneumothorax, methods of its diagnosis are adduced. The results of treatment improvement was promoted by introduction of the proposed algorithm of patient's examination.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors