ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2016
Air leakage on the postoperative day: powerful factor of postoperative recurrence after thoracoscopic bullectomy.
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- Polyglycolic acid sheet covering to prevent recurrence after surgery for spontaneous pneumothorax: a meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2021Pooled it
- A clinical study of efficacy of polyglycolic acid patch in surgery for pneumothorax:a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2020Pooled it
- Staple line coverage with suture fixation of polyglycolic acid patch for primary spontaneous pneumothorax.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Comparison of early recurrence in young-onset primary spontaneous pneumothorax following surgery using different covering methods.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2025Article
- Population-based study on surgical care for primary spontaneous pneumothorax.European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery · 2024Article
- Polyglycolic acid mesh for preventing post-thoracoscopic bullectomy recurrence.Surgery today · 2021Article
- Recurrence of spontaneous pneumothorax six years after VATS pleurectomy: evidence for formation of neopleura.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2020Article
- Use of imaging studies to predict postoperative recurrences of primary spontaneous pneumothorax.Journal of thoracic disease · 2020Article
- Polyglycolic acid sheet with fibrin glue technique without pleural abrasion in uniportal VATS for primary spontaneous pneumothorax.Journal of thoracic disease · 2020Article
- Is surgery the choice for treatment for first presentation of pneumothorax?Journal of thoracic disease · 2019Article
- New bullae formation in the staple line increases the risk of recurrent pneumothorax following video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery bullectomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax.Journal of thoracic disease · 2018Article
- The outcome and risk factors for recurrence and extended hospitalization of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax.Surgery today · 2018Article
- Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax Admitted in Emergency Unit: Does First Episode Differ from Recurrence? A Cross-Sectional Study.Canadian respiratory journal · 2017Article
- Association of MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression with recurrences in primary spontaneous pneumothorax.The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences · 2017Article
- Association between postoperative bulla neogenesis at the staple line and resected lung weight for primary spontaneous pneumothorax: a retrospective study using the inverse-probability of treatment weighted method in patients grouped according to age.Journal of thoracic disease · 2016Article
- Does 11.5 mm guided single port surgery has clinical advantage than multi-port thoracoscopic surgery in spontaneous pneumothorax?Journal of thoracic disease · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundPrimary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is a relatively common disorder in young patients. Although various surgical techniques have been introduced, recurrence after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) remains high. The aim of study was to identify the risk factors for postoperative recurrence after thoracoscopic bullectomy in the spontaneous pneumothorax.
methodsFrom January 2011 through March 2013, two hundreds and thirty two patients underwent surgery because of pneumothorax. Patients with a secondary pneumothorax, as well as cases of single port surgery, an open procedure, additional pleural procedure (pleurectomy, pleural abrasion) or lack of medical records were excluded. The records of 147 patients with PSP undergoing 3-port video-assisted thoracoscopic bullectomy with staple line coverage using an absorbable polyglycolic acid (PGA) sheet were retrospectively reviewed.
resultsThe median age was 19 years (range, 11-34 years) with male predominance (87.8%). Median postoperative hospital stay was 3 days (range, 1-10 days) without mortality. Complications were developed in five patients. A total of 24 patients showed postoperative recurrence (16.3%). Younger age less than 17 years old and immediate postoperative air leakage were risk factors for postoperative recurrence after thoracoscopic bullectomy by multivariate analysis.
conclusionsImmediate postoperative air leakage was the risk factor for postoperative recurrence. However, further study will be required for the correlation of air leakage with recurrence.
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