title: Video-assisted thoracic surgery for thorascopic resection of giant bulla.
abstract: This report outlines our experience of 6 patients who underwent video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) using a linear endoscopic stapler to remove a giant bulla from the lung. Successful treatment with VATS was carried out in 4 patients, but the procedure needed to be changed to a thoracotomy in 2 patients - in one because of difficulty in single-lung ventilation, and in the other, due to a persistent air leak. Thus, we conclude that giant bulla without any associated severe respiratory failure can be an indication for VATS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Niigata University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsuchida
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shinonaga
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tatebe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001768:Blister / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014741:Video Recording