[Evaluation of surgical treatment for spontaneous pneumothorax].
To evaluate the effect of surgical treatment for spontaneous pneumothorax, we examined eighty patients who underwent the surgical treatment. Out of these, thirty five patients (53.0%) were the recurrent episode of the disease, since we vigorously chose surgical treatment for the second attack of the disease. Operative complications were observed in 6 cases (7.1%) including 2 cases of lasting air leakage and 1 case of bleeding, pneumonia, wound infection and atelectasis. Postoperative recurrence was not seen. From a viewpoint of prevention of the postoperative recurrence, the surgical treatment is effective and safe method.
Imada
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T
Department of Surgery, Saiseikai Yokohamashi Nambu Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
Ide
K
K
Suda
T
T
Kito
F
F
Okada
K
K
Okada
T
T
Fukuzawa
K
K
Moriwaki
Y
Y
Akiyama
H
H
Takemura
H
H
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013906:Thoracoscopy