ArticleSurgery today2017
Outcome and risk factors of recurrence after thoracoscopic bullectomy in young adults with primary spontaneous pneumothorax.
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- Post-surgery spontaneous pneumothorax: Long-term recurrence rates and follow-up challenges revealed by a written survey.PloS one · 2024Article
- Risk factors for the recurrence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in patients younger than 40 years.Journal of thoracic disease · 2023Article
- Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose versus Polyglycolic Acid for Pleural Coverage in Pneumothorax Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Thoracoscopic treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax without a drainage tube in male patients.The Journal of international medical research · 2023Article
- Early Postoperative Pneumothorax Might Not Be 'True' Recurrence.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Efficacy of pleural coverage with polyglycolic acid sheet after bullectomy for postoperative recurrence of spontaneous pneumothorax in young patients: a multi-institutional cohort study.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2021Article
- Male adolescents with contralateral blebs undergoing surgery for primary spontaneous pneumothorax may benefit from simultaneous contralateral blebectomies.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2021Article
- An evidence-based review of primary spontaneous pneumothorax in the adolescent population.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2021Review
- Polyglycolic acid mesh for preventing post-thoracoscopic bullectomy recurrence.Surgery today · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeTo investigate the risk factors of recurrence of pneumothorax following thoracoscopic bullectomy in young adults.
methodsBetween January, 2005 and September, 2015, 167 patients aged ≤40 years underwent initial thoracoscopic bullectomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) at our hospital. Recurrence-free probability was calculated from the date of surgery to recurrence or last follow-up, using the Kaplan-Meier method.
resultsSixteen (9.6%) of the 167 patients suffered a recurrence (collective total, 16 recurrences). The recurrence-free intervals were 3-107 months (median 25.8 months), and the 5-year recurrence-free probability was 85.9%. Multivariate Cox analysis demonstrated that age ≤23 years (p = 0.029) and a history of ipsilateral pneumothorax before surgery (p = 0.029) were significantly associated with higher risk of recurrence. The 5-year recurrence-free probability was 72.3% for patients aged ≤23 years and a history of ipsilateral pneumothorax before surgery and 94.1% for those with neither of these factors (p = 0.001). Recurrence developed within 3 years after surgery in 14 of the 16 patients.
conclusionsPatients ≤23 years of age with a history of ipsilateral pneumothorax before surgery are at significantly high risk of its recurrence, frequently within 3 years; thus, the risk of postoperative recurrence of a pneumothorax must be kept in mind.
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