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Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: T Recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax during pregnancy: a case report | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Open Access Case report Recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax during pregnancy a case report Preeti Jain and Kavita Goswami Address Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust Coventry CV2 2DX UK Email Preeti Jain - preetijain@hotmail.co.uk Kavita Goswami - gynaedoctor@aol.com Corresponding author Published 21 October 2009 Received II May 2008 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3 81 doi 10.1186 1752-1947-3-81 Accepted 21 October 2009 This article is available from http www.jmedicalcasereports.cOm content 3 1 81 2009 Jain and Goswami licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http creativecommons.org licenses by 2.0 which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction Spontaneous recurrent pneumothorax during pregnancy is a rare condition. Few cases have been reported previously in the literature. There is no universal guideline for the management of this condition. Treatment options include conservative management with intercostal drain and surgical management in the form of thoracotomy or video-assisted thoracoscopy. Case presentation We report a case of recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax in a 38-year-old Afro-Caribbean woman on her third trimester of pregnancy. The disease was managed with the insertion of an intercostal drain on three occasions which was then followed by surgical intervention immediately after pregnancy. Conclusion The diagnosis of pneumothorax should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pregnant women experiencing chest pain and dyspnoea. No adverse maternal or foetal outcome has been reported in well-managed cases. Management involves good coordination between the obstetric and surgical teams. Introduction Spontaneous recurrent pneumothorax is an unusual .
