Background: Diagnosis of pneumothorax currently relies on clinical suspicion and chest radiography and is often delayed. Aims: To determine whether EIT can accurately identify the location of ...

The appearance on chest radiography (Figure) suggested left-sided tension pneumothorax, and a thoracic drain was inserted immediately. Only a minimal amount of air was removed by drainage ...

Chest radiography showed a left pneumothorax with tension component as well as a bony abnormality at the fifth rib without corresponding finding on palpation. After tube thoracostomy, the lung ...

When a bleb ruptures the air escapes into the chest cavity causing a pneumothorax (air between the lung and chest cavity) which can result in a collapsed lung. If blebs become larger or come together ...