The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon
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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Jun 2008
Staple line covering procedure after thoracoscopic bullectomy for the management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax.
Thoracoscopic bullectomy together with a pleural adhesive procedure is generally accepted as the standard for the definitive treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP). The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the results of a thoracoscopic bullectomy followed by coverage of the staple line with cellulose mesh and fibrin glue could be comparable with those of adhesive procedures described in the literature. ⋯ Given the nature of a meticulous thoracoscopic bullectomy followed by coverage with cellulose mesh and fibrin glue, good surgical results can be expected without the need for a pleural adhesive procedure.