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A single-stage video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery procedure for simultaneous bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax in
S-I Watanabe1, Y Nakamura, K Kariatsumari
1Second Department of Surgery, Kagoshima University Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima, Japan. shun@khosp2.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
|May 6, 2003
Abstract:
We report on the case of a 23-year-old man with simultaneous bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax (SBSP), treated with bilateral video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in a supine position. SBSP is a very rare condition that can be life-threatening when therapeutic techniques fail. We performed a unique operative procedure for SBSP using one-stage bilateral VATS in a supine position. This procedure is less invasive, more effective, and safer for the treatment of SBSP.