Abstract | OBJECTIVE: METHODS: Data from 166 patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax treated at a single site between September 2015 and March 2019 were retrospectively evaluated. Patient characteristics of those who received primary conservative therapy (n = 166) and secondary conservative therapy (n = 28) were summarized. The outcomes from patients who experienced recurrence (n = 64) were compared based on those who underwent surgery (n = 24) and those who underwent secondary conservative therapy (n = 28). RESULTS: The post-treatment day 60 recurrence rate was 27.1 and 49.5% cases in the primary and secondary treatment groups, respectively, which was significantly higher after secondary treatment than after primary treatment with conservative therapy (p = 0.032). The post-treatment one-year recurrence rate was 13.5 and 57.9% in patients who underwent surgery and secondary conservative treatment, respectively; secondary conservative treatment resulted in a significantly higher recurrence rate than surgery (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Kenji Tsuboshima, Masatoshi Kurihara, Yuto Nonaka, Takahiro Ochi |
Journal | General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
(Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg)
Vol. 69
Issue 4
Pg. 716-721
(Apr 2021)
ISSN: 1863-6713 [Electronic] Japan |
PMID | 33180257
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Humans
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
- Pneumothorax
(surgery)
- Recurrence
- Retrospective Studies
- Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
- Treatment Outcome
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