Some symptoms of tension pneumothorax include shortness of breath, sharp chest pain, and blue or discolored skin, lips, or nails. Tension pneumothorax is a medical emergency. Tension pneumothorax ...

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a medical robotic system to relieve a life-threatening tension pneumothorax in the chest cavity. The researchers are ...

Differentiating between spontaneous pneumothorax and catamenial pneumothorax in premenopausal patients can be difficult given the overlapping presentation and symptoms of these conditions.

Pneumothorax in the newborn has a significant mortality and morbidity. Early diagnosis would be likely to improve the outlook. Forty-two consecutive cases of pneumothorax that developed after ...

LTI-01 is currently in a Phase 2, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, dose-ranging study evaluating LTI-01 in patients with infected, non-draining loculated pleural effusions.

A pneumothorax can be either a partial or total collapse of the lungs. A blunt or penetrating chest wound, certain medical procedures, or damage from underlying lung disease can all result in a ...