Pneumothorax - chest X-ray
Pneumothorax occurs when air leaks from inside of the lung to the space between the lung and the chest wall. The lung then collapses. The dark side of the chest (right side of the picture) is filled with air that is outside of the lung tissue.
Review Date: 11/11/2008
Reviewed By: Robert A. Cowles, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Columbia
University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY. Review
provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David
Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
