There are also pneumothoraces which can be caused by other lung conditions, this is called secondary pneumothorax. Trauma, a pre-existing lung condition and tumours of the lungs can cause these.

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MDMedically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD A punctured lung (pneumothorax) is when air ...

Longitudinal Investigation of Secondary Pneumothorax (LISP), which is a multi-centre observational study on secondary spontaneous pneumothoraces. He is also involved with the committed trial which ...