EXPERIENCE WITH ONE-STAGE BILATERAL VATS FOR SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX / 中国内镜杂志
China Journal of Endoscopy
;
(12): 37-38, 2001.
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in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-411978
ABSTRACT
Objective:
Evaluating the operative methods,complication,feasibiltity and safety of one-stage treatment by thoracoscopy for bilateral pneumothorax or pneumothorax combined with contralateral bullae.Methods:
21 patients diagnosed as simultaneous bilateral pneumothorax or ipsilateral recurrent pneumothorax with contralateral bullaes received one-stage treatment by bilateral thoracoscopy.Results:
all patients received VATS,postoperative complications include prolonged air leak over 4 days(2 cases), reexpansion pulmonary edema (1 case),and one patient required temporarily mechanical ventilation.There were no postoperative death.All patients recovered smoothly.Follow-up time ranges from 7 to 77 months (mean 32.7 months).Compared with the 127 thoracopcopic procedures of unilateral pneumothorax,there's no statistics difference in complications (χ2=1.7247,P>0.05).Conclusions:
one-stage VATS is a safe and effective procedure for bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax or pneumothorax combined with contralateral bullae.
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Language:
Chinese
Journal:
China Journal of Endoscopy
Year:
2001
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