| Spontaneous pneumothorax in pregnancy: a case report. | |
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PMID: 22233313 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Spontaneous pneumothorax is an extremely rare condition during pregnancy. Rupture of a subpleural apical bulla or blebs are the most common cause of spontaneous pneumothorax in young pregnant women. It is believed to be due to increase respiratory activity associated peripartum period. We present 27-year-old primigravid female with spontaneous pneumothorax. She was treated successfully with chest tube placement. |
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Afshin Mohammadi; Mohammad Ghasemi Rad; Kolsoom Afrasiabi |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Tüberküloz ve toraks Volume: 59 ISSN: 0494-1373 ISO Abbreviation: Tuberk Toraks Publication Date: 2011 Dec |
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Created Date: 2012-01-11 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0417364 Medline TA: Tuberk Toraks Country: Turkey |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 396-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, West Azerbaijan, Iran. mohamadi_afshin@yahoo.com. |
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