This podcast is an interactive discussion about the management of spontaneous pneumothorax between Dr. Todd Ponsky and Dr. Dan Ostlie. Dr. Ostlie is Surgeon-in-Chief, Chair of Surgery, and Executive Vice-President at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, and has helped carry out multiple studies looking at the optimal way to manage spontaneous pneumothorax in pediatric patients. 00:00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:24:19 Case Scenario: 16-year-old male with right-sided chest pain 00:02:21:12 Historical Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax 00:05:01:18 What We Know Now 00:07:29:03 Option of Immediate VATS 00:08:58:07 Midwest Consortium 00:10:27:03 Rationale of Aspiration 00:12:16:03 Aspiration Study from Midwest Consortium 00:17:30:26 Algorithm from the Aspiration Study 00:17:53:20 Outcomes in Patients Discharged Home after Aspiration Alone 00:20:18:14 ...