A single-stage video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery procedure for simultaneous bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax in a supine position.
We report on the case of a 23-year-old man with simultaneous bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax (SBSP), treated with bilateral video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in a supine position. SBSP is a very rare condition that can be life-threatening when therapeutic techniques fail. We performed a unique operative procedure for SBSP using one-stage bilateral VATS in a supine position. This procedure is less invasive, more effective, and safer for the treatment of SBSP.
Second Department of Surgery, Kagoshima University Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima, Japan. shun@khosp2.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
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Watanabe
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Nakamura
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Kariatsumari
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Sakasegawa
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Mukaihara
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Sakata
D000328:Adult; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016683:Supine Position; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed