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KMID : 0383819820290010022
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
1982 Volume.29 No. 1 p.22 ~ p.29
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A Clinical Investigation of Spontaneous Pneumothorax
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Shin Woo-Jong
Kim Ji-Woon
Jang Young-Bock
Kim Kwi-Wan
Huh Kie-Suk
Yoon Suk-Hee
Kim Kook-Yung
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Abstract
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The authors reviewed 124 patients of spontaneous pneumothorax who were treated in Jeonju Presbyterian Medical Center from 1970 to 1981.
The following results were obtained:
1) Male was more frequently affected than female, and the ratio was 3.1：1.
2) The incidence was highest in the age group from 30 to 59 (64.5%).
3) The most common underlying cause was pulmonary tuberculosis (70.2%), the next was unknown etiology (13,7%), and the third was pneumonia (8.9%).
4) In tuberculous group, pneumothorax was more common in active tuberculosis (82.3%) than inactive or activity unknown cases, and more common in far advanced cases (79.3%) than minimal or moderately advanced cartes.
5) The success rate of the various methods of treatment was as follows: toed rest 45.1%, needle aspiration 50.0% and closed thoracotomy 84.8%. Mean duration for complete reexpansion of collapsed lung in above methods was 8.2 days, 7 days and 4.7 days respectively.
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