Risk of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax According to Chest Configuration

Conclusions Patients with PSP have an anteroposteriorly flatter, laterally narrower, and craniocaudally taller thorax than subjects without PSP, suggesting that chest configuration is associated with the development of pneumothorax. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - January 19, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Park, Chul Hwan Sung, MinDong Lee, Geun Dong Do, Young Woo Park, Hee Min Kim, Junu Hur, Jin Han, Kyunghwa Kim, Tae Hoon Song, Jason Jungsik Lee, Sungsoo Tags: Original Thoracic Source Type: research