Observational studyWorld journal of surgery2019
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) Talc Pleurodesis Versus Pleurectomy for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Large Single-Centre Study with No Conversion.
Observational study in World journal of surgery, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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- Long-term recurrence after surgery for recurrent primary spontaneous pneumothorax: pleural intervention versus surgical access.Updates in surgery · 2026Article
- Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of VATS versus chest tube drainage in first-episode primary spontaneous pneumothorax with blebs: a propensity score-matched retrospective study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Article
- Early versus late chest tube removal after surgery for primary spontaneous pneumothorax-a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Assessment of Tetracycline Pleurodesis in Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax.Advanced biomedical research · 2025Article
- Intraoperative OK-432 pleurodesis for preventing recurrence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax in children and adolescents: a single-center experience.Pediatric surgery international · 2022Observational
- Video-assisted subtotal parietal pleurectomy: an effective procedure for recurrent refractory pneumothorax.BMC surgery · 2022Article
- Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery with Bullectomy and Partial Pleurectomy versus Chest Tube Drainage for Treatment of Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax-A Retrospective Single-Center Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery with Bullectomy and Partial Pleurectomy in the Treatment of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax-A Retrospective Long-Term Single-Center Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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- Does Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery with Bullectomy and Partial Pleurectomy for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax Impair Health-Related Quality of Life and Pulmonary Function?Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Surgical treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: what is better to do?Journal of thoracic disease · 2020Article
- Is it a myth to perform blind apical wedge resection in primary spontaneous pneumothorax surgery to improve recurrence rates?Journal of minimal access surgeryArticle
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Abstract
backgroundPrimary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is a relatively common clinical entity with high incidence in the young population. Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) bullectomy and chemical or mechanical pleurodesis are two primary modalities of treatment. There has been much debate on the ideal mode of pleurodesis, but the literature on surgical outcomes comparing VATS pleurectomy with talc pleurodesis has been inconclusive.
methodsWe performed a single-centre 5-year observational retrospective study of 202 patients who underwent VATS bullectomy with talc pleurodesis or parietal pleurectomy.
resultsThere were no significant differences in the demographics, pre-operative and intra-operative characteristics in both groups. Recurrence of pneumothorax, chest tube duration and hospital stay were similar in both groups. However, talc pleurodesis had a shorter operative time compared to pleurectomy.
conclusionOur study demonstrated comparable outcomes between talc pleurodesis and pleurectomy following VATS bullectomy for patients with PSP.
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