Evaluation of the safety of drainless uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for the treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: a two-institution retrospective study
Protocol-compliant drainless surgery for PSP is safe and feasible. The results from the two institutions suggest that residents can adequately perform U-VATS for spontaneous pneumothorax with perioperative outcomes comparable to those of specialists.
Authors
- Satoshi Takamori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4279-9239)
- Aki Kobayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8769-7602)
- Marina Nakatsuka
- Hiroki Ebana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6835-1681)
- Makoto Endo
Institutions
- Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital (JP)
- Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Thoracic Disease
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd-24-972
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.42