TY - JOUR T1 - Ambulatory management of large primary spontaneous pneumothorax JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J SP - 1215 LP - 1215 DO - 10.1183/09031936.00111113 VL - 43 IS - 4 AU - Stéphane Jouneau AU - Laurent Sohier AU - Benoit Desrues Y1 - 2014/04/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/43/4/1215.abstract N2 - To the Editor:In a recent issue of the European Respiratory Journal, Massongo et al. [1] reported the results of a prospective study dealing with ambulatory management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) using a pigtail catheter with one-way valve in a series of 60 consecutive patients. The authors reported a success rate of 83%, a 1-year recurrence rate of 17% and full outpatient management in 50% of the patients. However, they included … ER -