Open AccessClinical profile, etiology, and management of hydropneumothorax: An Indian experience
Author(s) -
Vasunethra Kasargod,
Nilkanth Tukaram Awad
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.180804
Subject(s) - medicine , hydropneumothorax , etiology , pneumothorax , chest tube , pleural effusion , hypoxemia , surgery , chest pain , pneumonia , thorax (insect anatomy) , anatomy
Hydropneumothorax is an abnormal presence of air and fluid in the pleural space. Even though the knowledge of hydro-pneumothorax dates back to the days of ancient Greece, not many national or international literatures are documented.