title: Natural course of large spontaneous pneumothorax.
abstract: A large pneumothorax was detected on chest x-ray film in a 41-year-old woman. She declined recommendations for evacuation of the air trapped in her right chest. The condition spontaneously resolved during 3 months after being detected.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
authors.forename: Susan S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Montgomery
authors.forename: Emily M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: Sherri A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Wissman
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Feldman
authors.forename: Carl V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Leier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic