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Pneumothorax

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Pneumothorax is the presence of air in the pleural cavity between the parietal and visceral pleura, resulting in partial or total collapse of the lung.

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  1. Thoracic Surgery Department of the Regional Hospital for Lung Diseases, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland

    Tomasz Grodzki

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  1. Thoraxklinik, University of Heidelberg, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany

    Hendrik C. Dienemann

  2. Thoraxklinik, University of Heidelberg, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany

    Hans Hoffmann

  3. Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    Frank C. Detterbeck

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Grodzki, T. (2015). Pneumothorax. In: Dienemann, H., Hoffmann, H., Detterbeck, F. (eds) Chest Surgery. Springer Surgery Atlas Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12044-2_39

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