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In see the collapsed lung. Lung tends to collapse like a cricket ball towards the hilum (compression collapse). Unlike the x ray in fig 1, the lung has failed to collapse to the hilum indicates the possibility of an underlying pathology.

In see the collapsed lung. Lung tends to collapse like a cricket ball towards the hilum (compression collapse). Unlike the x ray in fig 1, the lung has failed to collapse to the hilum indicates the possibility of an underlying pathology.

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Background: Pneumothorax can be an important diagnosis in patient presenting with sudden onset shortness of breath. Timely diagnosis can be confirmed by a radiograph. Aim: This review is an attempt to make a systematic and highly informative algorithm to read and analyse a radiograph in patient with pneumothorax. Methods: Authors have combined thei...

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... figure 13 we can see close up view of the localized apical pneumothorax. Please observe that free air in the pleural cavity (pneumothorax) is situated between the two (visceral and parietal) layers of pleura. ...

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