title: Rotating brush for video-assisted thoracoscopic pleural abrasion.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Hyperbaric Surgery, University of Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Smolle-Juettner
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pinter
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jeran
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Popper
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ratzenhofer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lainer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Friehs
mesh_terms: 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