Pleurectomy for spontaneous nonspecific pneumothorax

Abstract

The occurrence of spontaneous nonspecific pneumothorax is associated with degenerative fibrous changes in the interstitial tissue, mainly in the cortical parts of the lung, leading to a violation of the elasticity of the lung tissue with the formation of blisters. The rupture of such a bubble is the cause of spontaneous pneumothorax. The basis for the development of fibrous changes is a violation of the blood supply to the cortical parts of the lung. For the purpose of revascularization of degenerative atrophic parts of the lung in 1954 pleurectomy was performed with simultaneous removal of altered lung areas with spontaneous nonspecific pneumothorax with a good result.

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