Single-incision thoracoscopic surgery for spontaneous pneumothorax in a 14-year-old girl

Autor: Koiwai, Kazuki, Tanimizu, Takemaru, Hinoki, Akinari, Satake, Ryosuke, Kitagawa, Daiki, Komuro, Hiroaki, Hase, Kazuo, Yamamoto, Junji
Zdroj: Annals of Pediatric Surgery; April 2016, Vol. 12 Issue: 2 p71-72, 2p
Abstrakt: Single-incision thoracoscopic surgery has become popular because of its potential to further extend the benefits of thoracoscopic surgery, such as less pain, a faster recovery time, and improved cosmesis, but the limited visualization due to crowding of instruments requires a certain amount of skill, especially in children. We herein describe a single-access video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for a pediatric spontaneous pneumothorax. This procedure was useful, led to less postoperative pain and a better cosmetic appearance, and resulted in satisfactory results.
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