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For large pneumothoraces, the standard of management is decompression with intercostal catheters to avoid significant outcomes such as tension pneumothorax and obstructive shock. This is well described within trauma guidelines; however, there remains a lack of consensus about the appropriate time to undergo safe surgery following the resolution of a traumatic pneumothorax. The approach to decompression involves careful considerations in balancing risks and benefits to the patient, namely that of re\u2010accumulation of a pneumothorax with positive\u2010pressure ventilation balanced with the benefit of undergoing surgery. Herein, we report a case that highlights key decision\u2010making surrounding the time to safe surgery following the resolution of a traumatic pneumothorax for a patient with a new diagnosis of a malignant renal lesion. Our case highlights two key messages: (1) Safe elective abdominal surgery can be performed after 4\u2009weeks from resolution of a traumatic pneumothorax and (2) Multidisciplinary collaboration of perioperative and operative clinicians, including forward planning with the presence of chest decompression equipment at the time of surgery, is highly important to allow efficient and timely management of potential reoccurrence of a pneumothorax.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1002\/ccr3.71215","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,14]],"date-time":"2025-10-14T17:01:57Z","timestamp":1760461317000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Characterizing a Safe Approach to Timing of Elective Abdominal Surgery Following Traumatic Pneumothorax: A Case Report and Review of the Literature"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4532-8248","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Khang Duy Ricky","family":"Le","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of General Surgical Specialties The Royal Melbourne Hospital  Melbourne Victoria Australia"},{"name":"Department of General Surgery Northeast Health Wangaratta  Wangaratta Victoria Australia"},{"name":"School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Deakin University  Geelong Victoria Australia"},{"name":"Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences The University of Melbourne  Melbourne Victoria Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_13_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1440-1843.2004.00577.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jemermed.2021.07.006"},{"key":"e_1_2_13_4_1","first-page":"3","article-title":"A Narrative Review of Traumatic Pneumothorax Diagnoses and Management","volume":"1","author":"Anderson D. 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