Pneumothorax in pregnancy
Wennergren, M.; Jörgensen, C.; Bugge, M.; Lepore, V.; Gatzinsky, P.
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica 69(5): 441-442
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-6349 PMID: 2270771 Document Number: 347665
Since 1957, only 15 cases of isolated spontaneous pneumothorax in pregnancy have to our knowledge been reported in the English literature. The treatment of pneumothorax in pregnancy is more difficult than in non-pregnant patients. A case is reported and therapy discussed.