Utilizing the chest tube insertion site as the site of initial trocar insertion with an optical-access trocar in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for spontaneous pneumothorax.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for spontaneous pneumothorax, the initial trocar can be inserted into the pleurocutaneous fistula formed during preoperative chest drain placement. The use of an optical-access trocar to replace the initial trocar and chest tube may have a greater success rate than blind trocar insertion. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the safety and feasibility of the use of an optical-access trocar to replace the initial trocar and chest tube during surgery for spontaneous pneumothorax.

Methods

The present study included 28 patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for spontaneous pneumothorax following preoperative chest drain placement between April, 2017 and December, 2019. At the start of surgery, the

SUBMITTER: Goto H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9562493 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature