Low-cost of uniportal thoracoscopic surgery for primary spontaneous pneumothorax.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Single-incision thoracoscopic surgery is a favorable treatment choice for primary spontaneous pneumothorax, and manual ligation of the bleb during thoracoscopic surgery appears to offer better economic results. In this study we undertook ligation of the bleb by hand under uniportal thoracoscopic surgery for primary spontaneous pneumothorax.

Methods

Between June 2015 and December 2016, a series of 26 patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax underwent hand ligation of blebs using the technology of uniportal thoracoscopy, followed by pleural abrasion as necessary.

Results

No case was converted to two- or three-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery during the operation. No patients experienced prolonged (>5 days) air leakage. No other complication was

SUBMITTER: Mo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6630017 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature