Analysis of results of treatment of patients with spontaneous pneumotorax

The results of prospective examination and treatment of 165 patients with bullous emphysema of the lungs and 35 patients with spontaneous pneumothorax were analyzed. The specifics of the clinic and the diagnosis of spontaneous pneumothorax have been established, the predictors of its relapse have been determined. Assessment of the effectiveness of drainage of the pleural cavity and radical surgical treatment in the recurrent course of pneumothorax.