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Protocol and Guidelines for Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound in Diagnosing Neonatal Pulmonary Diseases Based on International Expert Consensus
Published on: March 6, 2019
[Diagnosis and treatment of nonspecific spontaneous pneumothorax]
Abstract:
The article analyses 1,000 cases with unspecific spontaneous pneumothorax, 512 (51.2%) patients were treated by operation. Thoracoscopy is of principal importance in establishing the diagnosis; it makes it possible to identify the cause of spontaneous pneumothorax and determine the indications for operative treatment. The choice of economical resection of the bullous part of the pulmonary tissue is most important from the standpoint of principle, it allows radical treatment of the patient and prevention of the advancement of lung dystrophy with good occupational rehabilitation, especially among the young contingent of patients, which is important socially also.
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