Results of thoracoscopic XXXX for @entity5229 .

@entity1 @entity1143 @entity5229 @entity548 @entity5837 @entity891 @entity1410 @entity456
BACKGROUND: Several video-assisted techniques have been used to treat @entity5229 ( @entity5229 ). The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of thoracoscopic @entity456 for @entity5229 . METHODS: From 1991 to 2003, 185 consecutive @entity1 , 143 male and 42 female, aged 15 to 60 years (average 31.6) underwent thoracoscopic @entity456 for @entity5229 . The indications for surgery were as follows: a first episode with persistent air leak in 33 @entity1 (17.9%), a recurrent @entity5229 in 122 @entity1 (65.9%), a previous contralateral pneumothorax in 23 @entity1 (12.4%), and recurrence after surgical treatment in seven @entity1 (3.8%). Bullae were resected in 163 @entity1 (88.1%). Mechanical @entity456 was performed in all cases. RESULTS: There were no deaths. @entity548 occurred in three @entity1 . It was controlled via thoracotomy in one @entity1 and via thoracoscopy in two @entity1 . The postoperative complication rate was 8.1% (15/185). Complications included prolonged air leak in eight @entity1 (4.3%), @entity1143 in two (1.1%), @entity1410 in one (0.5%), @entity5837 in one (0.5%), @entity891 in one (0.5%), and @entity548 in two (1.1%). Postoperative hospital stay ranged between 2 and 17 days (mean, 5). Mean duration of drainage was 3.8 days (range; 1-16). Postoperatively, 111 @entity1 were contacted, with a mean follow-up of 36.5 months. Four of them had a recurrence (3.6%) that did not require reoperation. CONCLUSION: Thoracoscopic @entity456 associated with bullae resection is a safe and efficient treatment for @entity5229 . Results remain stable in the long term.
