Comparison of the efficacy and safety of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with the open method for the treatment of primary pneumothorax in adults
Open Access
- 1 January 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Medknow in Annals of Thoracic Medicine
- Vol. 3 (1), 9-12
- https://doi.org/10.4103/1817-1737.37898
Abstract
Objective : To determine whether video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is as effective as the traditional open method through axillary thoracotomy for the management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax in adults. Materials and Methods : This retrospective study was conducted at King Hussein Medical Center in the period between March 2002 and March 2007. Eighty-two patients were included in this study. The patients were divided in two groups: group A, which included patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery; and group B, which included patients who underwent open technique through axillary thoracotomy. Efficiency of the procedure, operative time, postoperative complications, length of hospital stay, time to return to work and recurrence were compared between the two groups. Results : There were 79 males (96.3%) and 3 females (3.7%) with a mean age of 23.7Keywords
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