Primary spontaneous pneumothorax

• Main Authors: Yago Marcos Pessoa-Gonçalves (Author), Ana Clara Vaz e Silva (Author), Carlo José Freire Oliveira (Author), Sheila Jorge Adad (Author), Lucinda Calheiros Guimarães (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pneumothorax is the presence of air in the pleural space, clinically classified as spontaneous when no identifiable precipitating factors exist and non-spontaneous when such factors are present. Further subdivision delineates into primary in the absence of an evident clinical cause and secondary whe...