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Pneumothorax is the presence of air in the pleural cavity between the parietal and visceral pleura, resulting in partial or total collapse of the lung.
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Grodzki, T. (2015). Pneumothorax. In: Dienemann, H., Hoffmann, H., Detterbeck, F. (eds) Chest Surgery. Springer Surgery Atlas Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12044-2_39
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