Bilateral primary spontaneous pneumothorax: buffalo chest

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Jan;25(1):33-4. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318191db2b.

Abstract

A case of bilateral primary spontaneous pneumothorax ("buffalo chest") in a previously healthy man is described. The clinical presentation and treatment options are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Animals
  • Buffaloes / anatomy & histology
  • Chest Pain / etiology
  • Chest Tubes
  • Dyspnea / etiology
  • Emergencies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pleural Cavity / anatomy & histology
  • Pneumothorax / diagnosis*
  • Pneumothorax / diagnostic imaging
  • Pneumothorax / surgery
  • Radiography
  • Rupture, Spontaneous
  • Smoking
  • Species Specificity
  • Thoracoscopy