Pneumothorax

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Pneumothorax is air within the potential space between the parietal pleura and visceral pleura leading to a partial or complete collapse of the lung.

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References

  1. Papagiannis, A.; Lazaridis, G.; Zarogoulidis, K.; Papaiwannou, A.; Karavergou, A.; Lampaki, S.; Baka, S.; Mpoukovinas, I. et al. (Mar 2015). "Pneumothorax: an up to date "introduction".". Ann Transl Med 3 (4): 53. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2015.03.23. PMID 25861608.