Comparison of Two Operations for Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Middle-Aged or Elderly Patients
- VernacularTitle:中老年自发性气胸2种手术方法的比较
- Author:
Keyi WANG
;
Tiansheng YAN
;
Dandan LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Spontaneous pneumothorax;
Video-assisted thoracic surgery;
Minithoracotomy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery
2001;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
0.05). Sixteen patients in the video-assisted thoracic surgery group were followed up for a mean of 42.9 months (20-88 months), during which no recurrence was detected. In the minithoracotomy group, 18 patients received an 18-to 71-month follow-up (mean, 41.2 months), none of them had recurrence. Conclusions The outcomes of both the operations are satisfying for middle-aged or elderly patients with spontaneous pneumothorax. However, video-assisted thoracic surgery should be the first choice.
