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traumatic pneumothorax
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types of pneumothorax
- In pneumothorax
Traumatic pneumothorax is the accumulation of air caused by penetrating chest wounds (e.g, knife stabbing, gunshot) or other injuries to the chest wall, after which air is sucked through the opening and into the pleural sac. Similar injury can be caused by invasive medical procedures,…
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