Primary spontaneous pneumothorax during pregnancy

Primary spontaneous pneumothorax is an extremely rare condition duringpregnancy and can occur at any time. Rupture of an apical ampulla or subpleuralbulla is the most common cause in young pregnant women. It is thought to bedue to increased inspiratory activity associated with the peripartum period....

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Autores: Torres-Cepeda, Duly, Rondón-Tapia, Martha, Reyna-Villasmil, Eduardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Perú
Institución:Sociedad Peruana de Obstetricia y Ginecología
Repositorio:Revista Peruana de Ginecología y Obstetricia
Idioma:español
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OAI Identifier:oai:ginecologiayobstetricia.pe:article/2418
Acceso en línea:https://ginecologiayobstetricia.pe/index.php/RPGO/article/view/2418
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Palabra clave:Neumotórax espontáneo primario
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Sumario:Primary spontaneous pneumothorax is an extremely rare condition duringpregnancy and can occur at any time. Rupture of an apical ampulla or subpleuralbulla is the most common cause in young pregnant women. It is thought to bedue to increased inspiratory activity associated with the peripartum period. Earlydetection and prompt diagnosis of this condition are important for the preventionof some serious complications. The therapeutic methods used in pregnancy do notdiffer essentially from those used in non-pregnant patients. Ambulatory drainage ofthe thorax has been recommended in treatment. Delivery in these women can beperformed vaginally, with a second phase of labor without effort. We present a caseof primary spontaneous pneumothorax that occurred at 35 weeks of gestation in ahealthy 34-year-old primigravida. Its onset was described as pleuritic chest pain anddyspnea of sudden onset. The diagnosis was made by plain chest radiography. Thepatient was successfully treated with chest tube placement