Inferior pulmonary ligament dissection after thoracoscopic bullectomy for primary pneumothorax prevents recurrence
IPLD could improve the postoperative lung expansion and lower the recurrence, and might be considered as an adjunct to thoracoscopic bullectomy with pleurodesis for pneumothorax prevention.
Authors
- Jia‐Ming Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6711-1739)
- Kam-Hong Kam
- Yueh-Lin Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8445-9024)
- Yung-Cheng Yang
- Ya‐Fen Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3122-0578)
- Chih-Wei Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4247-6747)
- Zih-Cen Lin
Institutions
- National Chung Cheng University (TW)
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Thoracic Disease
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd-2025-1022
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00