The Safety and Efficacy of Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax Surgery: Especially in Interstitial Lung Disease and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
SSP appears safe for selected patients. Despite worse long-term outcomes in ILD, comparable short-term results support surgery when benefits are expected; caution is warranted in patients with interstitial abnormalities in >1 lobe, CPFE, or steroid therapy.
Authors
- Mitsugu Omasa
- Hideki Motoyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8263-1652)
- Taishi Adachi
- Takao Nakanishi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2275-5896)
- R. Takehara
Institutions
- Kobe City Nishi-Kobe Medical Center (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf410
- Primary Topic
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00