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Results 1 - 5 of 5 for Pneumothorax
  1. Pneumothorax - series (image) 
    ... the lung will collapse. This is called a pneumothorax. If the chest wall is penetrated, which may ... the most common causes of spontaneous non-traumatic pneumothorax is a pulmonary bleb. This is a weakness ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100150_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Pneumothorax - chest x-ray (image) 
    Pneumothorax occurs when air leaks from inside of the lung to the space between the lung and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1718.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Collapsed lung, pneumothorax (image) 
    A collapsed lung, or pneumothorax, occurs when all or part of a lung collapses or caves inward. This occurs when air gets in the area ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19589.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Pneumothorax (image) 
    ... pleura and the lungs is usually very thin. Pneumothorax is the collection of air or gas in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19883.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Chest tube insertion - series (image) 
    ... Air leaks from the lung into the chest (pneumothorax) Bleeding into the chest (hemothorax) After surgery or trauma in the chest (pneumothorax or hemothorax) Lung abscesses or pus in the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100008_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia