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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Managing Pneumothorax

Taming the SRU

It can be further divided into two types: primary--those that occur in generally healthy individuals without underlying lung disease, and secondary--those that occur in individuals with underlying lung disease such as COPD [1]. Blunt trauma can cause rib fracture or dislocation that may injure the visceral pleura. AJR Am J Roentgenol.