Chest Computed Tomographic Image Screening for Cystic Lung Diseases in Patients with Spontaneous Pneumothorax Is Cost Effective

Gupta, Nishant; Langenderfer, Dale; X. McCormack, Francis; P. Schauer, Daniel; H. Eckman, Mark

doi:10.1513/annalsats.201606-459oc

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Chest Computed Tomographic Image Screening for Cystic Lung Diseases in Patients with Spontaneous Pneumothorax Is Cost Effective

Published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society • Oct 13, 2016

Authors:

Nishant Gupta

Dale Langenderfer

Francis X. McCormack

Abstract

RATIONALE: Patients without a known history of lung disease presenting with a spontaneous pneumothorax are generally diagnosed as having primary spontaneous pneumothorax. However, occult diffuse cystic lung diseases such as Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHD), lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), and pulmonary...

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Medicine

Pneumothorax

Radiology

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