Case Reports
Vol. 18 No. 1 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1677

Management of large traumatic pneumothorax: when the patient is an experienced Internist

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Received: 8 December 2023
Published: 9 January 2024
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Pneumothorax, chest tube placement, management

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Nathan Artom
n.artom@asl2.liguria.it
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3827-5080
Department of Medicine, ASL2 Savonese, Savona, Italy.
Paola Maineri
Department of Surgery, ASL2 Savonese, Savona, Italy.
Luca Paris
Department of Medicine, ASL2 Savonese, Savona, Italy.
Chiara Lagasio
Department of Medicine, ASL2 Savonese, Savona, Italy.
Francesco Artom
Department of Medicine, ASL2 Savonese, Savona, Italy.
Patrizia Artom
Department of Medicine, ASL2 Savonese, Savona, Italy.
Alberto Artom
Retired Physician, Pietra Ligure (SV), Italy.

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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