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===Anatomy and physiology of the thoracic cavity=== | ===Anatomy and physiology of the thoracic cavity=== | ||
The normal anatomy and physiology of thoracic cavity is as follows: | The normal anatomy and physiology of thoracic cavity is as follows: | ||
*Thoracic cavity is defined as the space inside the chest that contains the heart, lungs, and, several major blood vessels.<ref name="pmidhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22343477">{{cite journal| author=Grundy S, Bentley A, Tschopp JM| title=Primary spontaneous pneumothorax: a diffuse disease of the pleura. | journal=Respiration | year= 2012 | volume= 83 | issue= 3 | pages= 185-9 | pmid=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22343477 | doi=10.1159/000335993 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22343477 }} </ref><ref name="pmid18197926">{{cite journal| author=Lee SC, Cheng YL, Huang CW, Tzao C, Hsu HH, Chang H| title=Simultaneous bilateral primary spontaneous pneumothorax. | journal=Respirology | year= 2008 | volume= 13 | issue= 1 | pages= 145-8 | pmid=18197926 | doi=10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01168.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18197926 }} </ref><ref name="BintcliffeMaskell2014">{{cite journal|last1=Bintcliffe|first1=O.|last2=Maskell|first2=N.|title=Spontaneous pneumothorax|journal=BMJ|volume=348|issue=may08 1|year=2014|pages=g2928–g2928|issn=1756-1833|doi=10.1136/bmj.g2928}}</ref> | *[[Chest|Thoracic]] cavity is defined as the space inside the [[chest]] that contains the [[heart]], [[Lung|lungs]], and, several major [[blood]] [[Blood vessel|vessels]].<ref name="pmidhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22343477">{{cite journal| author=Grundy S, Bentley A, Tschopp JM| title=Primary spontaneous pneumothorax: a diffuse disease of the pleura. | journal=Respiration | year= 2012 | volume= 83 | issue= 3 | pages= 185-9 | pmid=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22343477 | doi=10.1159/000335993 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22343477 }} </ref><ref name="pmid18197926">{{cite journal| author=Lee SC, Cheng YL, Huang CW, Tzao C, Hsu HH, Chang H| title=Simultaneous bilateral primary spontaneous pneumothorax. | journal=Respirology | year= 2008 | volume= 13 | issue= 1 | pages= 145-8 | pmid=18197926 | doi=10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01168.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18197926 }} </ref><ref name="BintcliffeMaskell2014">{{cite journal|last1=Bintcliffe|first1=O.|last2=Maskell|first2=N.|title=Spontaneous pneumothorax|journal=BMJ|volume=348|issue=may08 1|year=2014|pages=g2928–g2928|issn=1756-1833|doi=10.1136/bmj.g2928}}</ref> | ||
*On either side of the cavity, a pleural membrane covers the outside surface of the lung (visceral pleura) and also lines the inside of the chest wall (parietal pleura). | *On either side of the cavity, a [[Pleural cavity|pleural]] membrane covers the outside surface of the lung (visceral pleura) and also lines the inside of the chest wall ([[parietal]] pleura). | ||
*The two layers are separated by a small amount of lubricating serous fluid known as the pleural fluid. | *The two layers are separated by a small amount of lubricating serous fluid known as the pleural fluid. | ||
*The lungs are fully inflated within the cavity as the pressure inside the airways is higher than the pressure inside the pleural space. | *The [[Lung|lungs]] are fully inflated within the cavity as the pressure inside the [[Airway|airways]] is higher than the pressure inside the [[Pleural cavity|pleural]] space. | ||
*The inhaled air does not enter the pleural space as there is no natural connections between them as well as the pressure of gases in the blood stream is too low for them to be forced into the pleural space. | *The inhaled air does not enter the [[Pleural cavity|pleural]] space as there is no natural connections between them as well as the pressure of gases in the [[blood]] stream is too low for them to be forced into the [[Pleural cavity|pleural]] space. | ||
*The pleural pressure is negative with respect to atmospheric pressure during spontaneous breathing. | *The pleural pressure is negative with respect to atmospheric pressure during spontaneous [[breathing]]. | ||
*Air can enter the pleural space through the following mechanisms:<ref name="pmid16946095">{{cite journal| author=Tschopp JM, Rami-Porta R, Noppen M, Astoul P| title=Management of spontaneous pneumothorax: state of the art. | journal=Eur Respir J | year= 2006 | volume= 28 | issue= 3 | pages= 637-50 | pmid=16946095 | doi=10.1183/09031936.06.00014206 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16946095 }} </ref><ref name="GrundyBentley2012">{{cite journal|last1=Grundy|first1=Seamus|last2=Bentley|first2=Andrew|last3=Tschopp|first3=Jean-Marie|title=Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Diffuse Disease of the Pleura|journal=Respiration|volume=83|issue=3|year=2012|pages=185–189|issn=1423-0356|doi=10.1159/000335993}}</ref><ref name="pmid9144053">{{cite journal| author=Barton ED, Rhee P, Hutton KC, Rosen P| title=The pathophysiology of tension pneumothorax in ventilated swine. | journal=J Emerg Med | year= 1997 | volume= 15 | issue= 2 | pages= 147-53 | pmid=9144053 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9144053 }} </ref> | *Air can enter the pleural space through the following mechanisms:<ref name="pmid16946095">{{cite journal| author=Tschopp JM, Rami-Porta R, Noppen M, Astoul P| title=Management of spontaneous pneumothorax: state of the art. | journal=Eur Respir J | year= 2006 | volume= 28 | issue= 3 | pages= 637-50 | pmid=16946095 | doi=10.1183/09031936.06.00014206 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16946095 }} </ref><ref name="GrundyBentley2012">{{cite journal|last1=Grundy|first1=Seamus|last2=Bentley|first2=Andrew|last3=Tschopp|first3=Jean-Marie|title=Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Diffuse Disease of the Pleura|journal=Respiration|volume=83|issue=3|year=2012|pages=185–189|issn=1423-0356|doi=10.1159/000335993}}</ref><ref name="pmid9144053">{{cite journal| author=Barton ED, Rhee P, Hutton KC, Rosen P| title=The pathophysiology of tension pneumothorax in ventilated swine. | journal=J Emerg Med | year= 1997 | volume= 15 | issue= 2 | pages= 147-53 | pmid=9144053 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9144053 }} </ref> | ||
**Damage to the pleura or the chest wall | **Damage to the [[Pleural cavity|pleura]] or the [[chest]] wall | ||
** Damage to the lungs | ** Damage to the [[Lung|lungs]] | ||
** Microorganisms in the pleural space | ** Microorganisms in the [[Pleural cavity|pleural]] space | ||
[[File:Pleurisy and pneumothorax.jpg|thumb|left|369x369px|Pneumothorax [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APleurisy_and_pneumothorax.jpg Source:By National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, via Wikimedia Commons]]] | [[File:Pleurisy and pneumothorax.jpg|thumb|left|369x369px|Pneumothorax [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APleurisy_and_pneumothorax.jpg Source:By National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, via Wikimedia Commons]]] | ||
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===Pathogenesis=== | ===Pathogenesis=== | ||
The pathophysiology of pneumothorax depends on the underlying disease causing it. | The [[pathophysiology]] of pneumothorax depends on the underlying disease causing it. | ||
===Primary spontaneous pneumothorax=== | ===Primary spontaneous pneumothorax=== | ||
*The most common underlying pathology of primary | *The most common underlying pathology of primary spontaneous pneumothorax is an apical subpleural [[bleb]] (small air-filled lesions under the [[Pleural cavity|pleural]] surface).<ref name="pmid21038147">{{cite journal| author=Yazkan R, Han S| title=Pathophysiology, clinical evaluation and treatment options of spontaneous pneumothorax. | journal=Tuberk Toraks | year= 2010 | volume= 58 | issue= 3 | pages= 334-43 | pmid=21038147 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21038147 }} </ref> | ||
* In addition, smoking causes inflammation and obstruction of the small airways, which is responsible for the increased risk of primary | * In addition, [[smoking]] causes [[inflammation]] and [[obstruction]] of the small airways, which is responsible for the increased risk of primary spontaneous pneumothorax in smokers. | ||
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===Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax=== | ===Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax=== | ||
* Pneumothorax due to underlying lung disease is secondary spontaneous pneumothorax. | * Pneumothorax due to underlying [[lung]] disease is secondary spontaneous pneumothorax. | ||
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===Tension pneumothorax=== | ===Tension pneumothorax=== | ||
*Tension pneumothorax develops when a disruption involves the visceral pleura, parietal pleura, or the tracheobronchial tree.<ref name="pmid23764307">{{cite journal| author=Nelson D, Porta C, Satterly S, Blair K, Johnson E, Inaba K et al.| title=Physiology and cardiovascular effect of severe tension pneumothorax in a porcine model. | journal=J Surg Res | year= 2013 | volume= 184 | issue= 1 | pages= 450-7 | pmid=23764307 | doi=10.1016/j.jss.2013.05.057 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23764307 }} </ref><ref name="pmid7662057">{{cite journal| author=Plewa MC, Ledrick D, Sferra JJ| title=Delayed tension pneumothorax complicating central venous catheterization and positive pressure ventilation. | journal=Am J Emerg Med | year= 1995 | volume= 13 | issue= 5 | pages= 532-5 | pmid=7662057 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7662057 }} </ref> | *Tension pneumothorax develops when a [[Disruption (of schema)|disruption]] involves the visceral pleura, [[parietal]] pleura, or the [[Tracheobronchial tree|tracheobronchial]] tree.<ref name="pmid23764307">{{cite journal| author=Nelson D, Porta C, Satterly S, Blair K, Johnson E, Inaba K et al.| title=Physiology and cardiovascular effect of severe tension pneumothorax in a porcine model. | journal=J Surg Res | year= 2013 | volume= 184 | issue= 1 | pages= 450-7 | pmid=23764307 | doi=10.1016/j.jss.2013.05.057 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23764307 }} </ref><ref name="pmid7662057">{{cite journal| author=Plewa MC, Ledrick D, Sferra JJ| title=Delayed tension pneumothorax complicating central venous catheterization and positive pressure ventilation. | journal=Am J Emerg Med | year= 1995 | volume= 13 | issue= 5 | pages= 532-5 | pmid=7662057 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7662057 }} </ref> | ||
*The disruption occurs when a one-way valve forms, allowing air inflow into the pleural space, and prohibiting air outflow. | *The disruption occurs when a one-way valve forms, allowing air inflow into the [[Pleural cavity|pleural]] space, and prohibiting air outflow. | ||
*The volume of this nonabsorbable intrapleural air increases with each inspiration. | *The volume of this nonabsorbable intrapleural air increases with each inspiration. | ||
*As a result, pressure rises within the affected hemithorax; ipsilateral lung collapses and causes hypoxia. | *As a result, pressure rises within the affected hemithorax; ipsilateral [[lung]] collapses and causes [[Hypoxemia|hypoxia]]. | ||
*Further pressure causes the mediastinum shift toward the contralateral side and compresses both, the contralateral lung and the vasculature entering the right atrium of the heart. | *Further pressure causes the [[mediastinum]] shift toward the contralateral side and compresses both, the contralateral [[lung]] and the vasculature entering the right [[Atrium (heart)|atrium]] of the heart. | ||
* This leads to worsening hypoxia and compromised venous return. | * This leads to worsening hypoxia and compromised venous return. | ||
===Iatrogenic pneumothorax=== | ===Iatrogenic pneumothorax=== | ||
Following procedures commonly cause iatrogenic pneumothorax:<ref name="pmid26557487">{{cite journal| author=Kornbau C, Lee KC, Hughes GD, Firstenberg MS| title=Central line complications. | journal=Int J Crit Illn Inj Sci | year= 2015 | volume= 5 | issue= 3 | pages= 170-8 | pmid=26557487 | doi=10.4103/2229-5151.164940 | pmc=4613416 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26557487 }} </ref><ref name="pmid15077937">{{cite journal| author=Peuker E| title=Case report of tension pneumothorax related to acupuncture. | journal=Acupunct Med | year= 2004 | volume= 22 | issue= 1 | pages= 40-3 | pmid=15077937 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15077937 }} </ref> | Following procedures commonly cause iatrogenic pneumothorax:<ref name="pmid26557487">{{cite journal| author=Kornbau C, Lee KC, Hughes GD, Firstenberg MS| title=Central line complications. | journal=Int J Crit Illn Inj Sci | year= 2015 | volume= 5 | issue= 3 | pages= 170-8 | pmid=26557487 | doi=10.4103/2229-5151.164940 | pmc=4613416 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26557487 }} </ref><ref name="pmid15077937">{{cite journal| author=Peuker E| title=Case report of tension pneumothorax related to acupuncture. | journal=Acupunct Med | year= 2004 | volume= 22 | issue= 1 | pages= 40-3 | pmid=15077937 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15077937 }} </ref> | ||
*Central cannulation<ref name="pmid27437303">{{cite journal| author=Kumar M, Singh A, Sidhu KS, Kaur A| title=Malposition of Subclavian Venous Catheter Leading to Chest Complications. | journal=J Clin Diagn Res | year= 2016 | volume= 10 | issue= 5 | pages= PD16-8 | pmid=27437303 | doi=10.7860/JCDR/2016/19399.7860 | pmc=4948479 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27437303 }} </ref> | *Central [[Cannula|cannulation]]<ref name="pmid27437303">{{cite journal| author=Kumar M, Singh A, Sidhu KS, Kaur A| title=Malposition of Subclavian Venous Catheter Leading to Chest Complications. | journal=J Clin Diagn Res | year= 2016 | volume= 10 | issue= 5 | pages= PD16-8 | pmid=27437303 | doi=10.7860/JCDR/2016/19399.7860 | pmc=4948479 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27437303 }} </ref> | ||
*Transthoracic needle aspiration | *[[Transthoracic needle aspiration|Transthoracic]] needle aspiration | ||
*Thoracocentesis | *[[Thoracentesis|Thoracocentesis]] | ||
* Mechanical ventilation | * Mechanical [[Ventilation (physiology)|ventilation]] | ||
*Thoracic acupuncture<ref name="pmid18818566">{{cite journal| author=Juss JK, Speed CA, Warrington J, Mahadeva R| title=Acupuncture induced pneumothorax - a case report. | journal=Acupunct Med | year= 2008 | volume= 26 | issue= 3 | pages= 193-6 | pmid=18818566 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18818566 }} </ref><ref name="pmid11845568">{{cite journal| author=Ramnarain D, Braams R| title=[Bilateral pneumothorax in a young woman after acupuncture]. | journal=Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd | year= 2002 | volume= 146 | issue= 4 | pages= 172-5 | pmid=11845568 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11845568 }} </ref> | *[[Chest|Thoracic]] acupuncture<ref name="pmid18818566">{{cite journal| author=Juss JK, Speed CA, Warrington J, Mahadeva R| title=Acupuncture induced pneumothorax - a case report. | journal=Acupunct Med | year= 2008 | volume= 26 | issue= 3 | pages= 193-6 | pmid=18818566 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18818566 }} </ref><ref name="pmid11845568">{{cite journal| author=Ramnarain D, Braams R| title=[Bilateral pneumothorax in a young woman after acupuncture]. | journal=Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd | year= 2002 | volume= 146 | issue= 4 | pages= 172-5 | pmid=11845568 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11845568 }} </ref> | ||
*Transbronchial lung | *Transbronchial lung biopsy or transpleural intervention. | ||
*Intravenous drug abusers using neck veins | *[[Intravenous therapy|Intravenous]] drug abusers using neck veins | ||
*Aggressive cardiopulmonary resuscitation | *Aggressive [[cardiopulmonary resuscitation]] | ||
'''Mechanism of injury:''' | '''Mechanism of injury:''' | ||
*Iatrogenic pneumothorax causes penetrating or non-penetrating injury to the pleura resutling in abrupt increase in the alveolar pressure, which can lead to alveolar rupture. | *Iatrogenic pneumothorax causes penetrating or non-penetrating injury to the pleura resutling in abrupt increase in the [[Alveolus|alveolar]] pressure, which can lead to [[Alveolus|alveolar]] rupture. | ||
*Once the alveolus is ruptured, air enters the interstitial space and dissects toward either the visceral pleura or the mediastinum. | *Once the [[alveolus]] is ruptured, air enters the [[interstitial]] space and dissects toward either the [[Viscus|visceral]] pleura or the [[mediastinum]]. | ||
*A pneumothorax develops when either the visceral or the mediastinal pleura ruptures, allowing air to enter the pleural space. | *A pneumothorax develops when either the [[Viscus|visceral]] or the [[Mediastinum|mediastinal]] [[Pleural cavity|pleura]] ruptures, allowing air to enter the [[Pleural cavity|pleural]] space. | ||
==Genetics== | ==Genetics== | ||
===Genetic associatiation=== | ===Genetic associatiation=== | ||
The genetic association of familial primary sponatneous pneumothorax is as follows:<ref name="pmid16825879">{{cite journal| author=Chiu HT, Garcia CK| title=Familial spontaneous pneumothorax. | journal=Curr Opin Pulm Med | year= 2006 | volume= 12 | issue= 4 | pages= 268-72 | pmid=16825879 | doi=10.1097/01.mcp.0000230630.73139.f0 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16825879 }} </ref><ref name="pmid24812003">{{cite journal| author=Bintcliffe O, Maskell N| title=Spontaneous pneumothorax. | journal=BMJ | year= 2014 | volume= 348 | issue= | pages= g2928 | pmid=24812003 | doi=10.1136/bmj.g2928 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24812003 }} </ref><ref name="pmid19450320">{{cite journal| author=Wakai A| title=Spontaneous pneumothorax. | journal=BMJ Clin Evid | year= 2008 | volume= 2008 | issue= | pages= | pmid=19450320 | doi= | pmc=2907964 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19450320 }} </ref><ref name="pmid21477390">{{cite journal| author=Wakai AP| title=Spontaneous pneumothorax. | journal=BMJ Clin Evid | year= 2011 | volume= 2011 | issue= | pages= | pmid=21477390 | doi= | pmc=3275306 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21477390 }} </ref><ref name="pmid7634863">{{cite journal| author=Andrivet P, Djedaini K, Teboul JL, Brochard L, Dreyfuss D| title=Spontaneous pneumothorax. Comparison of thoracic drainage vs immediate or delayed needle aspiration. | journal=Chest | year= 1995 | volume= 108 | issue= 2 | pages= 335-9 | pmid=7634863 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7634863 }} </ref><ref name="pmid1864347">{{cite journal| author=Lippert HL, Lund O, Blegvad S, Larsen HV| title=Independent risk factors for cumulative recurrence rate after first spontaneous pneumothorax. | journal=Eur Respir J | year= 1991 | volume= 4 | issue= 3 | pages= 324-31 | pmid=1864347 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1864347 }} </ref> | The [[Genetics|genetic]] association of familial primary sponatneous pneumothorax is as follows:<ref name="pmid16825879">{{cite journal| author=Chiu HT, Garcia CK| title=Familial spontaneous pneumothorax. | journal=Curr Opin Pulm Med | year= 2006 | volume= 12 | issue= 4 | pages= 268-72 | pmid=16825879 | doi=10.1097/01.mcp.0000230630.73139.f0 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16825879 }} </ref><ref name="pmid24812003">{{cite journal| author=Bintcliffe O, Maskell N| title=Spontaneous pneumothorax. | journal=BMJ | year= 2014 | volume= 348 | issue= | pages= g2928 | pmid=24812003 | doi=10.1136/bmj.g2928 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24812003 }} </ref><ref name="pmid19450320">{{cite journal| author=Wakai A| title=Spontaneous pneumothorax. | journal=BMJ Clin Evid | year= 2008 | volume= 2008 | issue= | pages= | pmid=19450320 | doi= | pmc=2907964 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19450320 }} </ref><ref name="pmid21477390">{{cite journal| author=Wakai AP| title=Spontaneous pneumothorax. | journal=BMJ Clin Evid | year= 2011 | volume= 2011 | issue= | pages= | pmid=21477390 | doi= | pmc=3275306 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21477390 }} </ref><ref name="pmid7634863">{{cite journal| author=Andrivet P, Djedaini K, Teboul JL, Brochard L, Dreyfuss D| title=Spontaneous pneumothorax. Comparison of thoracic drainage vs immediate or delayed needle aspiration. | journal=Chest | year= 1995 | volume= 108 | issue= 2 | pages= 335-9 | pmid=7634863 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7634863 }} </ref><ref name="pmid1864347">{{cite journal| author=Lippert HL, Lund O, Blegvad S, Larsen HV| title=Independent risk factors for cumulative recurrence rate after first spontaneous pneumothorax. | journal=Eur Respir J | year= 1991 | volume= 4 | issue= 3 | pages= 324-31 | pmid=1864347 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1864347 }} </ref> | ||
*Primary spontaneous pneumothorax can result as a mutation in the FLCN (folliculin) gene. | *Primary spontaneous pneumothorax can result as a mutation in the FLCN ([[folliculin]]) [[gene]]. | ||
*This gene codes for a protein called folliculin. | *This [[gene]] codes for a protein called [[folliculin]]. | ||
*It is produced by the cells lining the alveoli of the lung. | *It is produced by the cells lining the [[Pulmonary alveolus|alveoli]] of the [[lung]]. | ||
*Folliculin is found in the connective tissue cells that allow the lungs to contract and expand while breathing. | *Folliculin is found in the connective tissue cells that allow the lungs to contract and expand while breathing. | ||
*It plays a role in repairing the lung tissue after damage. | *It plays a role in repairing the [[lung]] [[Tissue (biology)|tissue]] after damage. | ||
*Nonsense mutation in the folliculin gene results in isolated familial sponataneous primary pneumothorax.<ref name="pmid15805188">{{cite journal| author=Graham RB, Nolasco M, Peterlin B, Garcia CK| title=Nonsense mutations in folliculin presenting as isolated familial spontaneous pneumothorax in adults. | journal=Am J Respir Crit Care Med | year= 2005 | volume= 172 | issue= 1 | pages= 39-44 | pmid=15805188 | doi=10.1164/rccm.200501-143OC | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15805188 }} </ref> | *[[Nonsense mutation|Nonsense]] mutation in the [[folliculin]] gene results in isolated familial sponataneous primary pneumothorax.<ref name="pmid15805188">{{cite journal| author=Graham RB, Nolasco M, Peterlin B, Garcia CK| title=Nonsense mutations in folliculin presenting as isolated familial spontaneous pneumothorax in adults. | journal=Am J Respir Crit Care Med | year= 2005 | volume= 172 | issue= 1 | pages= 39-44 | pmid=15805188 | doi=10.1164/rccm.200501-143OC | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15805188 }} </ref> | ||
*Altered folliculin protein can trigger the inflammatory process within the lung tissue that can alter and damage the tissue, resulting in blebs formation. | *Altered [[folliculin]] protein can trigger the [[Inflammation|inflammatory]] process within the [[lung]] tissue that can alter and damage the [[Tissue (biology)|tissue]], resulting in blebs formation. | ||
==Associated Conditions== | ==Associated Conditions== | ||
==Gross Pathology== | ==Gross Pathology== | ||
On gross pathology, pneumothorax has the following findings:<ref name="KhanTsang2006">{{cite journal|last1=Khan|first1=Omar A.|last2=Tsang|first2=Geoffrey M.|last3=Barlow|first3=Clifford W.|last4=Amer|first4=Khalid M.|title=Routine Histological Analysis of Resected Lung Tissue in Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax—Is It Justified?|journal=Heart, Lung and Circulation|volume=15|issue=2|year=2006|pages=137–138|issn=14439506|doi=10.1016/j.hlc.2005.10.007}}</ref><ref name="SchneiderMurali2014">{{cite journal|last1=Schneider|first1=Frank|last2=Murali|first2=Rajmohan|last3=Veraldi|first3=Kristen L.|last4=Tazelaar|first4=Henry D.|last5=Leslie|first5=Kevin O.|title=Approach to Lung Biopsies From Patients With Pneumothorax|journal=Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine|volume=138|issue=2|year=2014|pages=257–265|issn=0003-9985|doi=10.5858/arpa.2013-0091-RA}}</ref> | On gross [[pathology]], pneumothorax has the following findings:<ref name="KhanTsang2006">{{cite journal|last1=Khan|first1=Omar A.|last2=Tsang|first2=Geoffrey M.|last3=Barlow|first3=Clifford W.|last4=Amer|first4=Khalid M.|title=Routine Histological Analysis of Resected Lung Tissue in Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax—Is It Justified?|journal=Heart, Lung and Circulation|volume=15|issue=2|year=2006|pages=137–138|issn=14439506|doi=10.1016/j.hlc.2005.10.007}}</ref><ref name="SchneiderMurali2014">{{cite journal|last1=Schneider|first1=Frank|last2=Murali|first2=Rajmohan|last3=Veraldi|first3=Kristen L.|last4=Tazelaar|first4=Henry D.|last5=Leslie|first5=Kevin O.|title=Approach to Lung Biopsies From Patients With Pneumothorax|journal=Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine|volume=138|issue=2|year=2014|pages=257–265|issn=0003-9985|doi=10.5858/arpa.2013-0091-RA}}</ref> | ||
(1)Bullae or blebs on the pleural surface. | (1) Bullae or blebs on the [[Pleural cavity|pleural]] surface. | ||
(2)Nonspecific changes that can be classified as acute or chronic response to localized injury (eg, eosinophilic pleuritis) | (2) Nonspecific changes that can be classified as [[Acute (medicine)|acute]] or [[Chronic (medical)|chronic]] response to localized [[injury]] (eg, [[eosinophilic]] pleuritis) | ||
[[File:Bullae and Bleb.jpg|thumb|left|369x369px|Bleb [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABullae_and_Bleb.JPG Source:By Robertolyra (Own work), via Wikimedia Commons]]] | [[File:Bullae and Bleb.jpg|thumb|left|369x369px|Bleb [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABullae_and_Bleb.JPG Source:By Robertolyra (Own work), via Wikimedia Commons]]] | ||
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Overview
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Pathophysiology
Anatomy and physiology of the thoracic cavity
The normal anatomy and physiology of thoracic cavity is as follows:
- Thoracic cavity is defined as the space inside the chest that contains the heart, lungs, and, several major blood vessels.[1][2][3]
- On either side of the cavity, a pleural membrane covers the outside surface of the lung (visceral pleura) and also lines the inside of the chest wall (parietal pleura).
- The two layers are separated by a small amount of lubricating serous fluid known as the pleural fluid.
- The lungs are fully inflated within the cavity as the pressure inside the airways is higher than the pressure inside the pleural space.
- The inhaled air does not enter the pleural space as there is no natural connections between them as well as the pressure of gases in the blood stream is too low for them to be forced into the pleural space.
- The pleural pressure is negative with respect to atmospheric pressure during spontaneous breathing.
- Air can enter the pleural space through the following mechanisms:[4][5][6]
Pathogenesis
The pathophysiology of pneumothorax depends on the underlying disease causing it.
Primary spontaneous pneumothorax
- The most common underlying pathology of primary spontaneous pneumothorax is an apical subpleural bleb (small air-filled lesions under the pleural surface).[7]
- In addition, smoking causes inflammation and obstruction of the small airways, which is responsible for the increased risk of primary spontaneous pneumothorax in smokers.
Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax
- Pneumothorax due to underlying lung disease is secondary spontaneous pneumothorax.
Catamenial pneumothorax
Tension pneumothorax
- Tension pneumothorax develops when a disruption involves the visceral pleura, parietal pleura, or the tracheobronchial tree.[8][9]
- The disruption occurs when a one-way valve forms, allowing air inflow into the pleural space, and prohibiting air outflow.
- The volume of this nonabsorbable intrapleural air increases with each inspiration.
- As a result, pressure rises within the affected hemithorax; ipsilateral lung collapses and causes hypoxia.
- Further pressure causes the mediastinum shift toward the contralateral side and compresses both, the contralateral lung and the vasculature entering the right atrium of the heart.
- This leads to worsening hypoxia and compromised venous return.
Iatrogenic pneumothorax
Following procedures commonly cause iatrogenic pneumothorax:[10][11]
- Central cannulation[12]
- Transthoracic needle aspiration
- Thoracocentesis
- Mechanical ventilation
- Thoracic acupuncture[13][14]
- Transbronchial lung biopsy or transpleural intervention.
- Intravenous drug abusers using neck veins
- Aggressive cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Mechanism of injury:
- Iatrogenic pneumothorax causes penetrating or non-penetrating injury to the pleura resutling in abrupt increase in the alveolar pressure, which can lead to alveolar rupture.
- Once the alveolus is ruptured, air enters the interstitial space and dissects toward either the visceral pleura or the mediastinum.
- A pneumothorax develops when either the visceral or the mediastinal pleura ruptures, allowing air to enter the pleural space.
Genetics
Genetic associatiation
The genetic association of familial primary sponatneous pneumothorax is as follows:[15][16][17][18][19][20]
- Primary spontaneous pneumothorax can result as a mutation in the FLCN (folliculin) gene.
- This gene codes for a protein called folliculin.
- It is produced by the cells lining the alveoli of the lung.
- Folliculin is found in the connective tissue cells that allow the lungs to contract and expand while breathing.
- It plays a role in repairing the lung tissue after damage.
- Nonsense mutation in the folliculin gene results in isolated familial sponataneous primary pneumothorax.[21]
- Altered folliculin protein can trigger the inflammatory process within the lung tissue that can alter and damage the tissue, resulting in blebs formation.
Associated Conditions
Gross Pathology
On gross pathology, pneumothorax has the following findings:[22][23]
(1) Bullae or blebs on the pleural surface.
(2) Nonspecific changes that can be classified as acute or chronic response to localized injury (eg, eosinophilic pleuritis)
Microscopic Pathology
- On microscopic histopathological analysis, [feature1], [feature2], and [feature3] are characteristic findings of [disease name].
References
- ↑ Grundy S, Bentley A, Tschopp JM (2012). "Primary spontaneous pneumothorax: a diffuse disease of the pleura". Respiration. 83 (3): 185–9. doi:10.1159/000335993. PMID https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22343477 Check
|pmid=value (help). - ↑ Lee SC, Cheng YL, Huang CW, Tzao C, Hsu HH, Chang H (2008). "Simultaneous bilateral primary spontaneous pneumothorax". Respirology. 13 (1): 145–8. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01168.x. PMID 18197926.
- ↑ Bintcliffe, O.; Maskell, N. (2014). "Spontaneous pneumothorax". BMJ. 348 (may08 1): g2928–g2928. doi:10.1136/bmj.g2928. ISSN 1756-1833.
- ↑ Tschopp JM, Rami-Porta R, Noppen M, Astoul P (2006). "Management of spontaneous pneumothorax: state of the art". Eur Respir J. 28 (3): 637–50. doi:10.1183/09031936.06.00014206. PMID 16946095.
- ↑ Grundy, Seamus; Bentley, Andrew; Tschopp, Jean-Marie (2012). "Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Diffuse Disease of the Pleura". Respiration. 83 (3): 185–189. doi:10.1159/000335993. ISSN 1423-0356.
- ↑ Barton ED, Rhee P, Hutton KC, Rosen P (1997). "The pathophysiology of tension pneumothorax in ventilated swine". J Emerg Med. 15 (2): 147–53. PMID 9144053.
- ↑ Yazkan R, Han S (2010). "Pathophysiology, clinical evaluation and treatment options of spontaneous pneumothorax". Tuberk Toraks. 58 (3): 334–43. PMID 21038147.
- ↑ Nelson D, Porta C, Satterly S, Blair K, Johnson E, Inaba K; et al. (2013). "Physiology and cardiovascular effect of severe tension pneumothorax in a porcine model". J Surg Res. 184 (1): 450–7. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2013.05.057. PMID 23764307.
- ↑ Plewa MC, Ledrick D, Sferra JJ (1995). "Delayed tension pneumothorax complicating central venous catheterization and positive pressure ventilation". Am J Emerg Med. 13 (5): 532–5. PMID 7662057.
- ↑ Kornbau C, Lee KC, Hughes GD, Firstenberg MS (2015). "Central line complications". Int J Crit Illn Inj Sci. 5 (3): 170–8. doi:10.4103/2229-5151.164940. PMC 4613416. PMID 26557487.
- ↑ Peuker E (2004). "Case report of tension pneumothorax related to acupuncture". Acupunct Med. 22 (1): 40–3. PMID 15077937.
- ↑ Kumar M, Singh A, Sidhu KS, Kaur A (2016). "Malposition of Subclavian Venous Catheter Leading to Chest Complications". J Clin Diagn Res. 10 (5): PD16–8. doi:10.7860/JCDR/2016/19399.7860. PMC 4948479. PMID 27437303.
- ↑ Juss JK, Speed CA, Warrington J, Mahadeva R (2008). "Acupuncture induced pneumothorax - a case report". Acupunct Med. 26 (3): 193–6. PMID 18818566.
- ↑ Ramnarain D, Braams R (2002). "[Bilateral pneumothorax in a young woman after acupuncture]". Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 146 (4): 172–5. PMID 11845568.
- ↑ Chiu HT, Garcia CK (2006). "Familial spontaneous pneumothorax". Curr Opin Pulm Med. 12 (4): 268–72. doi:10.1097/01.mcp.0000230630.73139.f0. PMID 16825879.
- ↑ Bintcliffe O, Maskell N (2014). "Spontaneous pneumothorax". BMJ. 348: g2928. doi:10.1136/bmj.g2928. PMID 24812003.
- ↑ Wakai A (2008). "Spontaneous pneumothorax". BMJ Clin Evid. 2008. PMC 2907964. PMID 19450320.
- ↑ Wakai AP (2011). "Spontaneous pneumothorax". BMJ Clin Evid. 2011. PMC 3275306. PMID 21477390.
- ↑ Andrivet P, Djedaini K, Teboul JL, Brochard L, Dreyfuss D (1995). "Spontaneous pneumothorax. Comparison of thoracic drainage vs immediate or delayed needle aspiration". Chest. 108 (2): 335–9. PMID 7634863.
- ↑ Lippert HL, Lund O, Blegvad S, Larsen HV (1991). "Independent risk factors for cumulative recurrence rate after first spontaneous pneumothorax". Eur Respir J. 4 (3): 324–31. PMID 1864347.
- ↑ Graham RB, Nolasco M, Peterlin B, Garcia CK (2005). "Nonsense mutations in folliculin presenting as isolated familial spontaneous pneumothorax in adults". Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 172 (1): 39–44. doi:10.1164/rccm.200501-143OC. PMID 15805188.
- ↑ Khan, Omar A.; Tsang, Geoffrey M.; Barlow, Clifford W.; Amer, Khalid M. (2006). "Routine Histological Analysis of Resected Lung Tissue in Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax—Is It Justified?". Heart, Lung and Circulation. 15 (2): 137–138. doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2005.10.007. ISSN 1443-9506.
- ↑ Schneider, Frank; Murali, Rajmohan; Veraldi, Kristen L.; Tazelaar, Henry D.; Leslie, Kevin O. (2014). "Approach to Lung Biopsies From Patients With Pneumothorax". Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 138 (2): 257–265. doi:10.5858/arpa.2013-0091-RA. ISSN 0003-9985.