VATS: Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Posted On 2020-12-31 10:23:36


This focused issue on “VATS: Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax” is edited by Dr. Jin-Shing Chen, Dr. Ke-Cheng Chen and Dr. Mong-Wei Lin from Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.

Original Article on VATS: Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Effects of picibanil as sclerosing agent in primary spontaneous pneumothorax patient after thoracoscopic procedures
Cheng-Hung How, Hsao-Hsun Hsu, Jin-Shing Chen

Division of inferior pulmonary ligament did not impact on the postoperative recovery or recurrence in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for primary spontaneous pneumothorax
Chao-Chun Chang, Wu-Wei Lai, Yau-Lin Tseng, Yi-Ting Yen

Review Article on VATS: Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Non-intubated VATS for the management in primary spontaneous pneumothorax
Julio Sesma, Melodie Álvarez, Carlos Gálvez, Sergio Bolufer, Francisco Lirio, Juan José Mafé, Jone Miren Del Campo, Sergio Maroto, José Navarro-Martínez, María Jesús Rivera, María Galiana, Jorge Cerezal

Borderline pneumothorax
Teodor Horvath, Petr Moravcik, Ladislav Mitas, Kristian Brat, Kamil Hudacek, Vladimir Can, Martina Dia, Dominika Ivanecka, Jaroslav Ivicic, Vaclav Kalis, Alzbeta Kodytkova, Jitka Kratochvilova, Adam Krenek, Lukas Majercak, Zdenek Merta, Petra Penazová, Pavla Petr Dostalova, Marek Plutinsky, Rudolf Rindos, Michal Sochor, Pavel Vyslouzil, Zdenek Kala, Jindrich Vomela

Surgery for simultaneous bilateral primary spontaneous pneumothorax: when and how?
Yu-Wei Liu, Shah-Hwa Chou


Disclosure:
The series “VATS: Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax” was commissioned by the editorial office, Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery without any sponsorship or funding. Jin-Shing Chen, Ke-Cheng Chen and Mong-Wei are serving as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.