Occult pneumothorax (OP) is becoming common owing to the increasing use of computed
tomography (CT) as the investigation of choice for blunt thoracoabdominal trauma. OP was …

Pneumothorax is a recognized cause of preventable death following chest wall trauma
where a simple intervention can be life saving. In cases of trauma patients where cervical …

BACKGROUND: The term occult pneumothorax (OP) describes a pneumothorax that is not
suspected on the basis of either clinical examination or initial chest radiography, but is …

Supine anteroposterior chest radiography is an insensitive test for posttraumatic
pneumothoraces. Computed tomography often detects pneumothoraces that were not …

Abdominal CT, which routinely includes the lower thorax, is an important adjunct to supine
chest radiography in detecting chest injury in patients with blunt abdominal trauma. In 1,086 …

Introduction/background Occult pneumothorax (OPTX) is defined as air within the pleural
cavity that is undetectable on normal chest X-rays, but identifiable on computed tomography …

Background: An occult pneumothorax (OPTX) is found incidentally in 2% to 10% of all blunt
trauma patients. Indications for intervention remain controversial. We sought to determine …

Background: The incidence of occult pneumothorax (OPTX) has dramatically increased
since the widespread use of computed tomography (CT) scanning. The OPTX is defined as …

Occult pneumothorax is defined as a pneumothorax that is detected by abdominal computed
tomographic (CT) scanning, but not routine supine screening chest roentgenograms. Forty …

The increasing use of CT for the evaluation of blunt abdominal trauma has diagnosed
undetected pneumothoraces in many patients. We performed a retrospective study at a …