ReviewPostgraduate medical journal2006
Video assisted thoracic surgery in the management of spontaneous pneumothorax: the current status.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 55 citations in OpenAlex.
- Conservative management of spontaneous pneumothorax: A review of evidence and guidelines.Bioinformation · 2025Article
- Which Role for Muscle-Sparing Posterolateral Thoracotomy in the Treatment of Spontaneous Pneumothorax?Surgery journal (New York, N.Y.) · 2023Article
- Wedge resection and pleurodesis through single-incision videothoracoscopic transmediastinal approach for bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax.Turk gogus kalp damar cerrahisi dergisi · 2023Article
- Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Open Thoracotomy vs. Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Single-center Retrospective Cohort Study.Iranian journal of medical sciences · 2023Article
- Retention of Bovie scratch pad radio-opaque marker during VATS Pleurodesis: case report.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2021Article
- Polyglycolic acid sheet with fibrin glue technique without pleural abrasion in uniportal VATS for primary spontaneous pneumothorax.Journal of thoracic disease · 2020Article
- Subxiphoid vs transthoracic approach thoracoscopic surgery for spontaneous pneumothorax: a propensity score-matched analysis.BMC surgery · 2019Article
- Unilateral single-port thoracoscopic surgery for bilateral pneumothorax or pulmonary bullae.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2019Article
- High Nrf2 expression in alveolar type I pneumocytes is associated with low recurrences in primary spontaneous pneumothorax.The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences · 2017Article
- Mid-Term Outcomes of Single-Port versus Conventional Three-Port Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax.The Korean journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2017Article
- Barbed suture material technique for wound closure and concomitant tube placement in uniportal VATS for pneumothorax.Journal of thoracic disease · 2017Article
- Correlation of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 expression with recurrences in primary spontaneous pneumothorax patients.Journal of thoracic disease · 2016Article
- Is it possible to standardize the treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax? Part 2: surgical methods of treatment.Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery · 2016Article
- The Presence of a Reticulated Trabecula-Like Structure Increases the Risk for the Recurrence of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax after Thoracoscopic Bullectomy.Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia · 2016Article
- Evaluation of Spontaneous Pneumothorax Surgeries: A 16-Year Experience in Japan.Surgery research and practice · 2016Article
- Video-assisted thoracic surgery and pneumothorax.Journal of thoracic disease · 2015Review
- Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for postoperative recurrent primary spontaneous pneumothorax.Journal of thoracic disease · 2014Article
- The management of pneumothorax in patients with anorexia nervosa: A case report and review of the literature.Patient safety in surgery · 2010Article
- An apical symphysial technique using a wide absorbable mesh placed on the apex for primary spontaneous pneumothorax.Surgical endoscopy · 2009Article
- Long-term effect of a thoracoscopic stapled bullectomy alone for preventing the recurrence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax.Surgery today · 2009Article
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Abstract
Over the past decade, video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has changed the way spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) is managed. Benefits of VATS include less postoperative pain, shorter hospital stay, and attenuated postoperative inflammatory response are evident compared with open thoracic procedures. Furthermore, the increasing acceptance by patients and referring physicians is testament to its success. Recent studies and the authors decade of experience in management of SP by VATS show that it is quick, safe, and effective, with recurrence rates generally comparable to open procedures, with some exceptions. However, selecting the correct procedure and patient, as well as knowing the limitations of the surgeons and techniques are paramount for success. Even to this day, there are considerable variations in the treatment of SP and large scale controlled studies are needed to better define timing of surgery and the role of the different procedures in the treatment and prevention of SP.
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