Rotating brush for video-assisted thoracoscopic pleural abrasion.
We present a simple device enabling parietal pleural abrasion during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). The rotating brush facilitates safe pleurodesis in patients with pneumothorax obviating the need for additional chemical agents or pleurectomy.
Smolle-Juettner
F M
FM
Department of Thoracic and Hyperbaric Surgery, University of Graz, Austria.
Pinter
H
H
Jeran
H
H
Popper
H
H
Ratzenhofer
B
B
Lainer
K
K
Friehs
G
G
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D020708:Thoracoscopes; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D014741:Video Recording