Natural course of large spontaneous pneumothorax.
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.
Montgomery
Susan S
SS
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
Burke
Emily M
EM
Wissman
Sherri A
SA
Feldman
David S
DS
Leier
Carl V
CV
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic