Spontaneous pneumothorax: a study of 100 cases of the benign or idiopathic type, with a review of the literature

Historical reference to pneumothorax is nota common in the literature. It was probably used as a method of execution by the Greeks in early times, and L aennec's description of the condition is quoted. The earliest use of the name "pneumothorax" to describe the condition is that of Itard (1803). Different types of pneumothorax due to disease or trauma are described, and Benign Spontaneous Pneumothorax is defined as a clinical entity, according to the criteria of Kjaergaard (1932).

Grantor dc:publisher

The University of Edinburgh

Year dc:date.issued

1950

Author dc:creator

• Russell, John Taylor Randolph

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1842/27320

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:era.ed.ac.uk:1842/27320