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Reexpansion pulmonary edema following a posttraumatic pneumothorax: a case report and review of the literature

The reexpansion pulmonary edema is a rare, but life threatening complication of a pneumothorax. Early recognition and a fast symptom orientated therapy are necessary for a good outcome. Several cases after non traumatic pneumothoraces are reported. We describe a patient who presented with a post-tra...

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Autores principales: Malota, Mark, Kowarik, Markus C, Bechtold, Barbara, Kopp, Reinhard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3177884/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21888638
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-7922-6-32