Treatment of secondary pneumothorax with interstitial lung disease: the surgical indications at the start of treatment is important.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Secondary pneumothorax with interstitial lung disease (ILD) is often difficult to treat in comparison to primary pneumothorax. The purpose of this study was to analyze the actual management and outcome, and to find the most effective treatment.

Methods

Among 180 patients with pneumothorax caused by ILD, who were managed between January 2000 and April 2021, 129 patients were included. Fifty-one patients with observation only were excluded. In the present study, a patient was considered to be cured if their chest tube could be removed.

Results

The managements included chest tube drainage alone (n=41), pleurodesis (n=67), bronchoscopic treatment (n=14), and surgery (include overlapping cases) (n=25). The mean number of pleurodesis treatments was 2.4 (range, 1-

SUBMITTER: Watanabe T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9186251 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature