Assertion: spontaneous pneumothorax | /r/HasAspect | prolonged air leak
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text: However, patients with a first episode of spontaneous pneumothorax who have a prolonged air leak (greater than 72 hours), incomplete expansion of the lung (Figure 1), bilateral pneumothoraces, associated hemothorax, tension pneumothorax (Figure 2), or a bleb on their CT scan (Figure 3) should be offered surgery at the time of the first occurrence .