Is Video-Assited Thoracoscopic Surgery Superior to Limited Axillary Thoracotomy in the Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax?

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate bullectomy and pleurectomy in the treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax (PNO) using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), and to compare the outcome with that of the same procedure performed using limited axillary thoracotomy (LAT).

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Main Authors: Meaghen J Hyland, Ahmad S Ashrafi, André Crépeau, Reza J Mehran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2001-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/208537
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