Case Reports
9 January 2024
Vol. 18 No. 1 (2024)
Management of large traumatic pneumothorax: when the patient is an experienced Internist
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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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Management of large traumatic pneumothorax: when the patient is an experienced Internist. (2024). Italian Journal of Medicine, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1677
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