[Surgical treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax: comparison of thoracotomy and thoracoscopy]. / Trattamento chirurgico del pneumotorace spontaneo: toracotomia e toracoscopia a confronto.
G Chir
; 18(3): 131-3, 1997 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
The video-thoracoscopic treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax currently has the same role of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in abdominal surgery. The Authors consider thoracoscopic approach and traditional thoracotomy examining advantages versus disadvantages, comparing 50 patients with spontaneous pneumothorax treated by thoracoscopy, from February 1992 up to February 1995, and 50 patients, previously treated by open surgery. Video-thoracoscopy has the same percentage of recurrences of thoracotomic approach but assures a quicker functional recovery and, above all, a remarkable reduction of pain.
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pneumotórax
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Toracoscopia
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Toracotomia
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
It
Revista:
G Chir
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article