ArticleSurgery today2019
A novel dual-covering method in video-assisted thoracic surgery for pediatric primary spontaneous pneumothorax.
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- Comparison of early recurrence in young-onset primary spontaneous pneumothorax following surgery using different covering methods.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2025Article
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- Dynamics of thoracic endometriosis in the pleural cavity.PloS one · 2022Article
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery treating spontaneous pneumothorax.Journal of thoracic disease · 2021Article
- Clinicopathological significance of staple line coverage with an oxidized regenerated cellulose sheet after bullectomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2020Article
- Does a gender have something to do with clinical pictures of primary spontaneous pneumothorax?General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2020Article
- Long-term effects of pleural defect repair using sheet materials in a canine model.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundPrimary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) generally occurs in young adults, whereas pediatric PSP is uncommon. It is difficult to source reliable data on pediatric PSP, the management of which is based on guidelines for adult PSP; however, the rate of recurrence after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for pediatric PSP is reported to be higher.
methodsWe reviewed retrospectively a collective total of 66 surgical cases of a first pneumothorax episode in 46 children under 16 years of age, who were treated at our hospital between February, 2005 and November, 2017.
resultsThe surgical cases were divided into two groups, depending on how the treated lesions were covered. In the dual-covering (DC) group, the PSP was covered by oxidized regenerated cellulose and polyglycolic acid (8 patients; 13 cases) and in the single-covering (SC) group, the PSP was covered by oxidized regenerated cellulose (38 patients; 53 cases). There was no incidence of recurrence after surgery in the DC group, but 17 cases (32.1%) of recurrence after surgery in the SC group. This difference was significant.
conclusionThe DC method prevented the recurrence of PSP more effectively than the SC method after VATS in pediatric patients. Long-term follow-up after VATS for pediatric PSP is also important because of the risk of delayed recurrence.
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