Bilateral primary spontaneous pneumothorax: buffalo chest.
A case of bilateral primary spontaneous pneumothorax ("buffalo chest") in a previously healthy man is described. The clinical presentation and treatment options are discussed.
Bilavsky
Efraim
E
Department of Pediatrics C, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel. yoji@netvision.net.il
Yarden-Bilavsky
Havatzelet
H
Waisman
Yehezkel
Y
Marcus
Nir
N
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