Authors : A. Aremu Ademola and A. Oyedeji Olusola
Abstract: Pneumothorax is an often easily managed medical condition mostly diagnosed by clinical evaluation and plain chest radiograph rather than exotic, often expensive and non readily available medical equipment. However, a rather unfortunate outcome of childhood pneumothoraces is observed in our environment mainly due to the effect of poverty, social disadvantage and ignorance. To highlight the effect of these factors on the morbidity and mortality of childhood pneumothoraces, we present 2 cases representing the secondary spontaneous and indirect traumatic types and also did a review of literature.
A. Aremu Ademola and A. Oyedeji Olusola , 2008. Childhood Pneumothoraces: A Preventable Cause of Mortality in the Third World. Surgery Journal, 3: 91-95.