Location of Ruptured Bullae in Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax.
10.5090/kjtcs.2017.50.6.424
- Author:
Jinseok CHOI
1
;
Hyo Yeong AHN
;
Yeong Dae KIM
;
Hoseok I
;
Jeong Su CHO
;
Jonggeun LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Medical Research Institution, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Korea. pretty2124@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax;
Bullae;
Chest computed tomography;
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
- MeSH:
Humans;
Lung;
Lung Injury;
Pneumothorax*;
Retrospective Studies;
Rupture;
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2017;50(6):424-429
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The surgical treatment of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP) can be complicated by fragile lung parenchyma. The preoperative prediction of air leakage could help prevent intraoperative lung injury during manipulation of the lung. Common sites of bulla development and ruptured bullae were investigated based on computed tomography (CT) and intraoperative findings. METHODS: The study enrolled 208 patients with SSP who underwent air leak control through video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). We retrospectively reviewed the sites of bulla development on preoperative CT and the rupture sites during VATS. RESULTS: Of the 135 cases of right-sided SSP, the most common rupture site was the apical segment (31.9%), followed by the azygoesophageal recess (27.4%). Of the 75 cases on the left side, the most common rupture site was the apical segment (24.0%), followed by the anterior basal segment (17.3%). CONCLUSION: The azygoesophageal recess and parenchyma along the cardiac border were common sites of bulla development and rupture. Studies of respiratory lung motion to measure the pleural pressure at the lung surface could help to determine the relationship between cardiogenic and diaphragmatic movement and bulla formation or rupture.
