Pneumothorax in chest echo

Right lung


Left lung M-mode showed stratosphere sign
TB with hydropneumothorax


Curtain sign: hydropneumothorax

Ultrasonographic approach to diagnosing hydropneumothorax
Chest. 1992 Apr;101(4):931-4

needle aspiration 也可用在 spontaneous pneumothorax

A randomized controlled trial comparing minichest tube and needle aspiration inoutpatient management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax
Am J Emerg Med. 2011 Nov;29(9):1152-7

Aspiration versus tube drainage in primary spontaneous pneumothorax: a randomised study
Eur Respir J. 2006 Mar;27(3):477-82