Video thoracoscopy : routine application for recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax

Video thoracoscopy is a technique that allows a minimally invasive approach to common thoracic surgical problems. This article reports three patients with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax managed by video thoracoscopic apical bleb resection and describes the surgical technique.

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Published in:Journal of the National Medical Association 1994-07, Vol.86 (7), p.527-529
Main Authors: ZANE, R. E, BAUMGARTNER, F, KLEIN, S. R, HURWITZ, M, STEIN, A. G, MILLIKEN, J. C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Pneumothorax - surgery
Recurrence
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the respiratory system
Thoracoscopes
Thoracoscopy - methods
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Summary:Video thoracoscopy is a technique that allows a minimally invasive approach to common thoracic surgical problems. This article reports three patients with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax managed by video thoracoscopic apical bleb resection and describes the surgical technique.
ISSN:0027-9684
1943-4693