摘要
Objective: To review our experience of the treatment of bilateral primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). Materials and methods: Retrospective chart review was followed by an on-clinic or telephone interview. Patients were cared for by one thoracic surgeon in four medical centers or community hospitals in Northern and Central Taiwan. Thirteen patients with bilateral PSP underwent bilateral VATS simultaneously or sequentially from July 1994 to December 2005. Results: Twelve males and one female, with age ranging from 15 to 36 years (mean 23.1 years), were treated with VATS for bilateral PSP, under the indications of bilateral pneumothoracis simultaneously (n=4) or sequentially (n=9). The interval between the first and second contra-lateral VATS procedure for non-simultaneous PSP patients ranged from 7 d to 6 years. Eleven of 13 patients (84.6%) had prominent pulmonary bullae/blebs, and underwent bullae resection with mechanical or chemical pleurodesis. The mean operative time was (45.6±18.3) min (range 25-96 min) and (120.6±28.7) min (range 84-166 min) respectively for the non-simultaneous (second VATS for the recurrence of contralateral side after first VATS) and simultaneous (bilateral VATS in one operation) procedures. There was no postoperative mortality. However, prolonged air leakage (〉7 d) occurred in one patient (7.7%) who recovered after conservative treatment. The mean duration of chest tube drainage was 3.1 d and the median follow up period was 3.4 years. Conclusions: VATS is a safe and effective procedure in the treatment of bilateral PSP. Bilateral VATS is only recommended for patients with simultaneously bilateral PSP, because the incidence of recurrence, even with visible bullae, was not so high in my group and in some previous literature. Bilateral VATS in a supine position should only be used in selective cases, because of possible pleural adhesion or hidden bullae on the posterior si
目的将由帮助录像的 thoracoscopic 外科(大桶) 考察我们双边的主要自发的气胸(PSP ) 的治疗的经验。回顾的图表评论被在诊所上或电话会见跟随的材料和方法。病人们被在乎为由在四个医学中心的一位胸的外科医生或在北、中央的台湾的社区医院。有双边的 PSP 的 13 个病人从 1994 年 7 月同时或顺序经历了双边的大桶到 2005 年 12 月。结果与从 15 ~ 36 年(平均数 23.1 年)的年龄, 12 男性和男性女性同时为双边的 PSP 与大桶被对待,在双边的 pneumothoracis 的指示下面(n=4 ) 或顺序(n=9 ) 。在为非同时的 PSP 病人的第一和第二个相反地侧面的大桶过程之间的间隔从 7 d 到 6 年。13 个病人(84.6%) 中的十一个有突出的肺的 bullae/blebs,并且与机械或化学的 pleurodesis 经历了 bullae 切除术。吝啬的起作用的时间是( 45.6 ±1 8.3 ) min (范围 25 ~9 6 min )并且( 120.6 ±2 8.7 ) min (范围 84 ~1 66 min )分别地为非同时(为在第一个大桶以后的相反地侧面的方面的复发的第二个大桶)并且同时(双边的大桶在里面一操作)过程。没有手术后的死亡。然而,延长了漏气(>7 d ) 在在保守治疗以后恢复了的一个病人(7.7%) 发生了。胸试管排水的吝啬的持续时间是 3.1 d 并且中部在时期上面列在后面是 3.4 年。结论大桶是在双边的 PSP 的治疗的一个安全、有效的过程。因为甚至与可见 bullae,复发的发生不在我的组并且在某以前的文学那么高,双边的大桶仅仅与同时双边的 PSP 为病人被推荐。在一个仰卧的位置的双边的大桶应该仅仅在选择情况中被使用,因为可能的肋膜的粘附或在以后的方面上隐藏 bullae。