Apex-to-Cupola Distance Following VATS Predicts Recurrence in Patients With Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Our study sought to determine whether the size of the residual apical pleural space in young patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) following video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is associated with the risk of recurrence.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chang, Jia-Ming, Lai, Wu-Wei, Yen, Yi-Ting, Tseng, Yau-Lin, Chen, Ying-Yuan, Wu, Ming-Ho, Chen, Wei, Light, Richard W.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4635810/