What is Pneumothorax
A pneumothorax or collapsed lung is a medical emergency caused by the collapse of the lung within the chest cavity.
It can result from: a penetrating chest wound, barotrauma ...
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Hi I am new to this site.
I had my right lung collapse 5 times, 2 times were major.. had to have a tube put in! the others were at 10-20%. After the last time, I had major surgery to glue my lung to my crest wall. Ever since then I havent had a problem. Do you think it will happpen again, As I get older? I am feel it sometimes when I laugh really hard.. does that happen to you? Thanks in advance! Posted on 07/19/09, 02:07 pm |
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I had a full collapes and my hart shifted to the othside of my chest its called a tension pneumothorax, i had vats and talc to stick the lung to the rib cage, it worked but to answer your question there are success rates for different types of plureldisis, i had talc thats the best 95% chance of it not popping again but i do no that some others are as low as 65%, how and what did they use to stick your lung?
i cant imagine you had talc as this is the most painfull and long recoverys mine kills like hell even now 5 months post op, im due to go in and have what they call a macanical one where they scrap the lining of the ling and ruff up the rib cage then it sticks but its only 80% success rate. 
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