Medical thoracoscopy combined with argon plasma coagulation as an alternative treatment for intractable pneumothorax: a retrospective study
For intractable pneumothorax patients with pleural adhesions that may limit lung re-expansion, who are not candidates for surgery, MT combined with APC can be an alternative treatment option.
Authors
- Dan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9971-2264)
- Jingyu Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7650-8212)
- Panwen Tian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6313-3228)
- Rui Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2637-2238)
- Kaige Wang
Institutions
- Sichuan University (CN)
- West China Hospital of Sichuan University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Respiratory Research
- Published
- 2025-04-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-025-03255-0
- Primary Topic
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Sichuan Province Science and Technology Support Program
- Chengdu Science and Technology Program