Are we ready to go directly to videothoracoscopic surgery at a first presentation of primary spontaneous pneumothorax?

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Mar;49(3):860-1. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezv238. Epub 2015 Jun 26.

Authors

Tom Treasure¹, Rob J Hallifax², Najib Rahman³

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Operational Research Unit (CORU), University College London, London, UK tom.treasure@gmail.com.
² Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
³ Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

PMID: 26116922
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezv238

No abstract available

Keywords: First episode; Pathogenesis; Patients' satisfaction; Spontaneous pneumothorax; Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Biopsy
Humans
Pneumothorax / surgery*
Recurrence
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted*
Treatment Outcome

Grants and funding

MR/L017091/1/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom