This condition is known as pneumothorax and may result in collapse of the lung.    From Wordnik.com.  [Special Report on Diseases of the Horse] Reference

Tension pneumothorax: urgent pleural aspiration.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 6] Reference

Network, as of nerves or blood vessels. pneumothorax.    From Wordnik.com.  [Surgical Anatomy] Reference

March 31, 2008 at 6:34 am pneumothorax kitten, snaps another rib !.    From Wordnik.com.  [CPR CAT - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference

The individual may develop a pneumothorax, or collapse of the lung.    From Wordnik.com.  [Your Right Hand Thief] Reference

“As I say, pneumothorax can present in a rather—” She broke off.    From Wordnik.com.  [Venom] Reference

Depending on what caused your pneumothorax and how likely it is to recur.    From Wordnik.com.  [SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 6349] Reference

No one ever suffered a pneumothorax from being asked if bleeding runs in the family.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-04-01] Reference

ATTENTION: do not advance too far under the clavicle because of the risk of a pneumothorax.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 5] Reference

Subcutaneous emphysema occasionally occurs in people with fractured ribs and collapsed lungs (pneumothorax).    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing: July 10, 2005 - July 16, 2005 Archives] Reference

Oh, I miss the days when you got a radiology report that said, “fracture right 3rd rib, no pneumothorax”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coyote Blog » 2009 » September] Reference

Fourteen broken ribs, bilateral pneumothorax, major concussion, brain damage and a paralyzed upper right quadrant.    From Wordnik.com.  [Regarding The CAT Scan Of Terri Schiavo’s Brain] Reference

The condition, pneumothorax, might have been caused by an injury to the baby's chest during the Jan. 12 earthquake.    From Wordnik.com.  [Doctor in New York Diagnoses Patients in Haiti] Reference

A 83 year old had a pacemaker inserted without incident and his post procedure chest x ray revealed no pneumothorax.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hand off problems or lack of personal responsibility by physician] Reference

And they don't -- they couldn't -- it was a spontaneous pneumothorax, so they really couldn't explain why it happened.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Curing What Ails You in the New Millennium - January 4, 2000] Reference

“Mariska Hargitay has been sidelined with a pneumothorax a partially collapsed lung,” the rep said in a statement on Monday.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mariska Hargitay Collapsed Lung Doing Stunts For “Law & Order: SVU”] Reference

According to WebMD, pneumothorax occurs as a result of the “buildup of air in the space between the lung and the chest wall.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mariska Hargitay Collapsed Lung Doing Stunts For “Law & Order: SVU”] Reference

Jeffrey MacDonald had multiple stab wounds, a couple in the abdomen, the forearm, one into the chest that did produce a pneumothorax.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 14, 2005] Reference

Portable chest X-ray, good inspiratory effort, the lungs are unremarkable with no infiltrates, effusion, or evidence of pneumothorax.    From Wordnik.com.  [The City That Never Sleeps] Reference

The individual may develop a pneumothorax, or collapse of the lung The disease may metastasize, or spread, to other parts of the body.    From Wordnik.com.  [Balkinization] Reference

Rates of pneumothorax and vasopressor use were similar.    From Wordnik.com.  [JAMA current issue] Reference

The pneumothorax appears to have occurred spontaneously.    From Wordnik.com.  [Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors celebrity scandals Hollywood gossip blog from Hollywood Grind] Reference

So, the patient we were to pick up had two fractured ribs and a pneumothorax.    From Wordnik.com.  [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference

Should the pleura be perforated by sudden puncture pyo-pneumothorax is inevitable.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery] Reference

Alderson reports a fatal case of diaphragmatic hernia with symptoms of pneumothorax.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference

An extravasation of air occurs, resulting in the development of emphysema, pneumothorax, etc.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference

In primary spontaneous pneumothorax, 99 percent of the time we really don't know why it happens.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific American] Reference

& Order SVU, was diagnosed this week with a partially collapsed lung, also known as pneumothorax.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific American] Reference

Mariska's rep says she's been "sidelined with a pneumothorax," which is a partially collapsed lung.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hollyscoop Entertainment News] Reference

The cause is currently unknown. she has pneumothorax, a condition that occurs after a chest injury.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Blemish] Reference

News confirms. suffered a pneumothorax-or partially collapsed lung-while the show was on hiatus for the holidays.    From Wordnik.com.  [E! Online (US) - Top Stories] Reference

Pleural perforation is manifested by the usual signs of pneumothorax, and will be demonstrated in the roentgenogram.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery] Reference

But about one-third of LAM patients develop a spontaneous pneumothorax, or a collapsed lung, as the first major sign.    From Wordnik.com.  [Newswise: Latest News] Reference

The 45-year-old Emmy-winner suffered a pneumothorax-or partially collapsed lung-while the show was on hiatus for the holidays.    From Wordnik.com.  [E! Online (US) - Top Stories] Reference

Narayanan said if the tumor being treated is close to a lung, there is a risk of pneumothorax, or partial collapse of the lung.    From Wordnik.com.  [TheDenverChannel.com - Local News] Reference

Mariska Hargitay is on the mend after suffering a pneumothorax-aka a partially collapsed lung-but will not miss out on any episodes of.    From Wordnik.com.  [E! Online (US) - Top Stories] Reference

The patient experiences a medical emergency (e.g., myocardial infarct, cerebrovascular accident, severe laceration, pneumothorax, etc).    From Wordnik.com.  [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference