我院自1990年以来,收治60岁以上老年自发性气胸60例,临床分析如下:1 临床资料 本组60例,男54例,女6例。60～70岁45例,71例以上15例,最高年龄87岁。慢性支气管炎并肺气肿40例,占66.7％;肺化脓2例,占3.3％;肺炎5例,占8.3％;肺结核8例13.3％;肺大疱5例,占8.3％。气胸类型:单纯型气胸38例;交通型气胸13例;高压型气胸9例。60例中复发性气胸20例。肺压缩面积:<50％者34例,占56.6％;≥50％者 Our hospital since 1990, 60 years of age admitted 60 cases of spontaneous pneumothorax, the clinical analysis is as follows: 1 Clinical data The group of 60 patients, 54 males and 6 females. 45 cases of 60 to 70 years old, more than 71 cases in 15 cases, the highest age of 87 years. Chronic bronchitis and emphysema in 40 cases, accounting for 66.7%; pulmonary suppuration in 2 cases, accounting for 3.3%; pneumonia in 5 cases, accounting for 8.3%; tuberculosis in 8 cases 13.3%; lung bullae in 5 cases, accounting for 8.3%. Pneumothorax type: simple pneumothorax in 38 cases; traffic pneumothorax in 13 cases; high pressure pneumothorax in 9 cases. 60 cases of recurrent pneumothorax in 20 cases. Lung compression area: <50% in 34 cases, accounting for 56.6%; ≥ 50%