title: Is it possible to standardize the treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax? Part 1: etiology, symptoms, diagnostics, minimally invasive treatment.
abstract: The authors of this report present the history of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) treatment, its etiology, clinical symptoms, and diagnostic methodology. Further, they discuss minimally invasive methods of treating PSP such as thoracentesis and chemical pleurodesis. They discuss the pros and cons of each method, emphasizing that, according to the international recommendations, they should be used as the first line of treatment for PSP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rokicki
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rokicki
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wojtacha
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Filipowski
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Agata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dżejlili
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Damian
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Czyżewski
keywords: chemical pleurodesis; primary spontaneous pneumothorax; thoracentesis