title: Thoracoscopic Pleural Abrasion in Neonatal Recurrent Pneumothorax.
abstract: Recurrent pneumothorax is a rare neonatal condition and there are few cases reporting surgical treatment, mainly based on adult studies. We present a male, term newborn that after four recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax (treated with pleural needle aspiration and drains) underwent thoracoscopic mechanical pleural abrasion. There were no post-operatory complications and no recurrence reported until the second year of life. We believe that this technique is safe and effective and may play an important role in these cases.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Pediatria do Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu, Unidade de Cuidados Intensivos do Hospital de Santa Maria da Feira e Serviço de Pediatria Cirúrgica do Centro Hospitalar de S. João, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Georgina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.forename: Ruben
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lamas-Pinheiro
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schmitt
authors.forename: Tiago
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Henriques-Coelho