• Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650101, P. R. China;
MAJian-qiang, Email: mjq258@163.com
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Objective To explore the surgical procedures for primary spontaneous pneumothorax without bullae. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 52 patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax without bullae, who underwent surgical treatment in Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University between January 2008 and January 2013. There were 46 males and 6 females, with mean average age of 23.2±4.3 years (ranged from 16 to 34 years). According to the different methods of intraoperative surgery, all patients were divided into three groups. The patients in a group Ⅰ (n=20) underwent video-assisted thoracoscope (VATS) selective apex of low energy electric coagulation treatment. The patients in a group Ⅱ (n=21) underwent VATS lung tip part of lung resection. The patients in a group Ⅲ (n=11) received VATS resection of the pleura. The clinical effectiveness among the three groups was compared. Results Compared with other two kinds of operation schemes,the leak duration(2.61±1.89 d vs. 4.90±3.20 d vs. 5.36±2.57 d, P=0.012), postoperative chest tube drainage time (3.67±2.13 d vs. 6.00±3.73 d vs. 7.03±2.58 d, P=0.003), postoperative length of hospital stay (4.95±2.16 d vs. 7.35±3.03 d vs. 8.61±2.67 d, P=0.002) and the recurrence rate (0.0% vs. 23.1% vs. 12.5%, P=0.021) of the patients with lung tip part resection of lung tissue by VATS were significantly lower. There were no statistically significant differences in the indicators of the patients with selective apex of low energy electric coagulation by VATS and those with pleural resection by VATS (P>0.05). Conclusion Lung tip part of the lung tissue resection by VATS for primary spontaneous pneumothorax without bullae is better than VATS selective apical low energy coagulation treatment and VATS resection of the pleura both in the short and long-term efficacy.

Citation: MAJian-qiang, LIXu, YANGShao-jun, YANGLi-min, WANGXi, LINGFeng, ZHAOZhi-jing. Surgical Treatment for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax without Bullae: A Comparative Study of Three Procedures. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2015, 22(9): 859-861. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.20150214 Copy

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