Management of large traumatic pneumothorax: when the patient is an experienced Internist

Abstract

Traumatic pneumothorax is traditionally treated with tube thoracostomy. We report a case of conservative management of a large traumatic pneumothorax, due to the close collaboration between the physician, a Thoracic Surgeon and the patient, a retired Internist.

Keywords

• Pneumothorax
• chest tube placement
• management