title: Bilateral primary spontaneous pneumothorax: buffalo chest.
abstract: A case of bilateral primary spontaneous pneumothorax ("buffalo chest") in a previously healthy man is described. The clinical presentation and treatment options are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics C, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel. yoji@netvision.net.il
authors.forename: Efraim
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bilavsky
authors.forename: Havatzelet
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yarden-Bilavsky
authors.forename: Yehezkel
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Waisman
authors.forename: Nir
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marcus
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D002020:Buffaloes / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D015505:Chest Tubes; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D035422:Pleural Cavity / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012907:Smoking; D013045:Species Specificity; D013906:Thoracoscopy