Pneumothorax (main)

Types

Pneumothorax Types

The pleural cavity is normally a potential space, in which air collects in a pneumothorax.

• Tension pneumothorax
• Spontaneous pneumothorax
  • Catamenial pneumothorax
• Traumatic pneumothorax
  • Iatrogenic pneumothorax

See Also

• Chest tube
• Thoracentesis
• Thoracic trauma
• Hemothorax

Source

• Roberts and Hedges Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine
• Rosen's
• American College of Chest Physicians Consensus Statement