Bleb resection and pleurodesis via thoracoscopy or mini-thoracotomy has been shown to be equally effective in terms of recurrence rate, complication rate, and ...

Over a 20-year period, 83 patients underwent operative pleurodesis with resection of pulmonary blebs for spontaneous pneumothorax.

We advocate operative pleurodesis and resection of blebs for spontaneous pneumothorax. It can be done safely with low morbidity.

The goal of therapy is to obliterate the ruptured bleb or bullae, and create adhesions between the two pleural surfaces thus preventing collapse of the lung.

2 нояб. 2019 г. · This chapter describes surgical procedures for pulmonary bleb resection and pleurodesis performed via the thoracoscopic and open approaches.

Although data is scarce on specific instruments used, pleurodesis is performed in 70% of cases. Irrespective of this, thoracoscopic resection of blebs can ...

A pleurodesis is a procedure to help the lung stick to the chest wall. There are different types of pleurodesis your surgeon could offer depending on your need.

Mechanical and chemical pleurodesis, with iodine-soaked cotton, were per- formed at the apical area of the visceral and parietal pleurae through an 11.5-mm port ...

31 дек. 2019 г. · Sepehripour et al. have confirmed that mechanical and chemical pleurodesis in combination with bleb resection show comparable results as ...

Mechanical and chemical pleurodesis, with iodine-soaked cotton, were performed at the apical area of the visceral and parietal pleurae through an 11.5-mm port.