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10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2024.25755
Pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum in children
Cemal Aker1, Mahmuti Selin Onay1, Levent Cansever1
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Health Sciences University, Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye
DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2024.25755
Pneumothorax is a condition that describes the presence of
air between the visceral and parietal pleura sheets and the
consequent collapse of the lungs. The collapse of the lungs
can be partial or total and can present in different clinical
stages, such as a high-pressure pneumothorax that can cause
a mediastinal shift. Pneumomediastinum is the presence of
free air between the mediastinal tissues due to various causes.
It can manifest spontaneously and be minimally symptomatic
but can also develop due to severe complications. Its etiology
includes numerous iatrogenic and traumatic factors. Although
spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum that
develop in childhood are similar to adult patients, it is important
to determine the appropriate treatment strategy in addition to
the age group, the effectiveness of the treatment, the role of
the applied treatment in reducing recurrence, and the etiologyoriented
treatments if there is an underlying pathology.
Keywords : Children patients, pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax
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