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Is Pectus Excavatum a Risk Factor for Spontaneous Pneumothorax? “Haller Index Measurements in Patients with Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax”
Joint Authors
Kılıçgün, Ali
Yakşi, Osman
Ünal, Mehmet
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-04-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Aim.
In this study, we aimed to retrospectively investigate whether pectus excavatum (PE) is a risk factor for the development of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) and to determine its role in the etiology of the disease.
Materials and Methods.
Chest-computed tomography (CT) of the patients who were treated for spontaneous pneumothorax between January 2015 and December 2017 in our clinic was examined, and their Haller indices were measured (group I).
The patients in the control group who underwent chest CT for other reasons during the same period and were in the same age with the group I were also included in the study (group II) Results.
In group I, for patients with PE, the mean Haller index was 2.41, while it was 2.09 in the control group (group II).
There was a significant difference between the two groups.
Conclusions.
PE deformities in the chest wall may predispose to the development of spontaneous pneumothorax, and PE may be among the etiologic factors of spontaneous pneumothorax.
Therefore, there is a need for studies involving larger patient groups.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kılıçgün, Ali& Yakşi, Osman& Ünal, Mehmet. 2019. Is Pectus Excavatum a Risk Factor for Spontaneous Pneumothorax? “Haller Index Measurements in Patients with Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax”. Canadian Respiratory Journal،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145702
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kılıçgün, Ali…[et al.]. Is Pectus Excavatum a Risk Factor for Spontaneous Pneumothorax? “Haller Index Measurements in Patients with Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax”. Canadian Respiratory Journal No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145702
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kılıçgün, Ali& Yakşi, Osman& Ünal, Mehmet. Is Pectus Excavatum a Risk Factor for Spontaneous Pneumothorax? “Haller Index Measurements in Patients with Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax”. Canadian Respiratory Journal. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145702
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1145702