ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2019
Efficacy and safety of pleurectomy and wedge resection versus simple pleurectomy in patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax.
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- Uniportal thoracoscopic bullectomy with improved parietal pleurectomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax.The clinical respiratory journal · 2023Article
- Video-assisted subtotal parietal pleurectomy: an effective procedure for recurrent refractory pneumothorax.BMC surgery · 2022Article
- Interactions between the enhanced recovery after surgery pathway and risk factors for lung infections after pulmonary malignancy operation.Translational lung cancer research · 2020Article
- To resect, or not to resect: that is the question….Journal of thoracic disease · 2020Article
- Surgical management of pneumothorax: still sailing with no compass.Journal of thoracic disease · 2020Article
- Surgical treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: what is better to do?Journal of thoracic disease · 2020Article
- [Surgical management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax. A national survey of the Emerging Thoracic Surgery Group of the Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR)].Open respiratory archivesArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) remains controversial. Guidelines do not explicitly define surgical procedures. Different treatment modalities are observed in clinics of same profile. Treatment is controversial. The aim of the work was to compare the effectiveness of two methods-pleurectomy and pleurectomy combined with wedge resection in patients with PSP in terms of safety and efficiency.
methodsNon-randomized observational study based on clinical analysis of 73 patients, M:F ratio 3:1, aged 18 to 45 years, the average age was 29 years, operated between January 2008 and December 2014 due to the occurrence of PSP. Pleurectomy was supplemented by wedge resection in patients diagnosed intraoperatively with ELC (emphsema-like changes) ≥ III stage (classification of PSP by Vanderschueren). Efficacy was defined as follows: complete lung expansion, drainage (days), air leak, frequency of PAL (persistent air leak >5 days), recurrences and re-operations. Safety was defined as follows: heamothorax, major bleeding (loss of Hg >2 g/dL), infections, deaths. The research project was approved by the Bioethical Commission of the Silesian Medical University in Katowice (KNW/022/kb1/3/14).
resultsMean follow-up was 22 months. Efficacy: recurrences occurred less frequently in group treated with pleurectomy without wedge resection. No results were found in other parameters. Safety: No results were found in all parameters.
conclusionsEfficacy and safety of pleurectomy
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