title: Is it possible to standardize the treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax? Part 2: surgical methods of treatment.
abstract: The present report provides a detailed description of the surgical methods for primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) treatment, from open surgery (thoracotomy) to minimally invasive procedures (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery - VATS). It describes the methods of preventing pneumothorax recurrence, including partial or complete resection of the parietal pleura and chemical pleurodesis with VATS. The pros and cons of each method are presented. The paper also discusses new techniques for diagnosing pneumothorax, such as fluorescein-enhanced autofluorescence thoracoscopy (FEAT) and infrared thoracoscopy. Finally, the authors propose their own algorithm for the treatment of PSP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rokicki
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rokicki
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wojtacha
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Filipowski
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Agata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dżejlili
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Damian
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Czyżewski
keywords: fluorescein-enhanced autofluorescence thoracoscopy; pleurectomy; thoracoscopy; thoracotomy; video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery