...Peter Höllinger; Dominique Gaeng Simultaneous bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax (SBSP) occurred in a patient with papillary mesothelioma of peritoneum and pleura. The patient initially suffered from ascites due to peritoneal tumor studding and later presented with simultaneous bilateral...

... both maximal length and maximal pressure development occur at total lung capacity (TLC). We hypothesize that decrease of both inspiratory (Pimax) and expiratory (Pemax) muscle strength in chronic ascites (CA) will reflect generalized muscle weakness and stretching of both the diaphragm and abdominal...