Management of large traumatic pneumothorax: when the patient is an experienced Internist
Traumatic pneumothorax is traditionally treated with tube thoracostomy. We report a case of conservative management of a large traumatic pneumothorax, due to the close collaboration between the physician, a Thoracic Surgeon and the patient, a retired Internist.
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| author | Nathan Artom Paola Maineri Luca Paris Chiara Lagasio Francesco Artom Patrizia Artom Alberto Artom |
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Traumatic pneumothorax is traditionally treated with tube thoracostomy. We report a case of conservative management of a large traumatic pneumothorax, due to the close collaboration between the physician, a Thoracic Surgeon and the patient, a retired Internist.
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| spelling | doaj.art-37ca8b787b86449db6a15c6ab58da5a52024-01-09T20:30:22ZengPAGEPress PublicationsItalian Journal of Medicine1877-93441877-93522024-01-0118110.4081/itjm.2024.1677Management of large traumatic pneumothorax: when the patient is an experienced InternistNathan Artom0Paola Maineri1Luca Paris2Chiara Lagasio3Francesco Artom4Patrizia Artom5Alberto Artom6Department of Medicine, ASL2 Savonese, SavonaDepartment of Surgery, ASL2 Savonese, SavonaDepartment of Medicine, ASL2 Savonese, SavonaDepartment of Medicine, ASL2 Savonese, SavonaDepartment of Medicine, ASL2 Savonese, SavonaDepartment of Medicine, ASL2 Savonese, SavonaRetired Physician, Pietra Ligure (SV) Traumatic pneumothorax is traditionally treated with tube thoracostomy. We report a case of conservative management of a large traumatic pneumothorax, due to the close collaboration between the physician, a Thoracic Surgeon and the patient, a retired Internist. https://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/1677Pneumothoraxchest tube placementmanagement |
| spellingShingle | Nathan Artom Paola Maineri Luca Paris Chiara Lagasio Francesco Artom Patrizia Artom Alberto Artom Management of large traumatic pneumothorax: when the patient is an experienced Internist Italian Journal of Medicine Pneumothorax chest tube placement management |
| title | Management of large traumatic pneumothorax: when the patient is an experienced Internist |
| title_full | Management of large traumatic pneumothorax: when the patient is an experienced Internist |
| title_fullStr | Management of large traumatic pneumothorax: when the patient is an experienced Internist |
| title_full_unstemmed | Management of large traumatic pneumothorax: when the patient is an experienced Internist |
| title_short | Management of large traumatic pneumothorax: when the patient is an experienced Internist |
| title_sort | management of large traumatic pneumothorax when the patient is an experienced internist |
| topic | Pneumothorax chest tube placement management |
| url | https://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/1677 |
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