caa a22 4500 606247467 CHVBK 20210128101345.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s12262-013-0876-6 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s12262-013-0876-6 Spontaneous Pneumothorax Recurrence and Surgery [Elektronische Daten] [C. Tulay, İ. Özsoy] Spontaneous pneumothorax that occurs in patients with no underlying lung disease is termed primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP). Recurrence of pneumothorax is usually seen without surgical procedures at any time. The aim of this study was to determine the recurrence time and rate of PSP after the first episode. A total of 82 PSP patients who had been treated in a thoracic surgery clinic between March 2011 and August 2012 were studied retrospectively. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) was performed in 14 of 82 patients because of prolonged air leakage. These patients were excluded from the study to determine the recurrence period of PSP in our cases. Simple endotracheal intubation with low-volume high-frequency ventilation and three-port VATS technique were applied. Bullae or blebs were excised using an endoscopic linear stapler. Apical pleurectomy was performed in all of the patients. There were no cases in which VATS was converted to open thoracotomy. Recurrence of PSP was seen in 18 (26.47%) of 68 patients. We found 26.47% recurrence at the first 7months, of which 94.4% occurred at the first 6months. About 77.77% of these recurrences occurred at 3months after discharge from hospital. Recurrence after the first episode of PSP is a common problem within the first 6months. The thoracic surgeon should give knowledge about it to all patients. With the greater use of VATS for thoracic pathologies, it could be performed for the first period of pneumothorax in the future. Association of Surgeons of India, 2013 Spontaneous pneumothorax nationallicence Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) nationallicence Recurrence of pneumothorax nationallicence Bullous lung nationallicence Pleurectomy nationallicence VATS : Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery nationallicence PSP : Primary spontaneous pneumothorax nationallicence Tulay C. Thoracic Surgery Department, Şanlıurfa Teaching and Research Hospital, Şanlıurfa, Turkey aut Özsoy İ. Thoracic Surgery Department, Şanlıurfa Teaching and Research Hospital, Şanlıurfa, Turkey aut Indian Journal of Surgery Springer India 77(2015-12-01), 463-465 0972-2068 77<463 2015 77 12262 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-013-0876-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-013-0876-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tulay C. Thoracic Surgery Department, Şanlıurfa Teaching and Research Hospital, Şanlıurfa, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Özsoy İ. Thoracic Surgery Department, Şanlıurfa Teaching and Research Hospital, Şanlıurfa, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Indian Journal of Surgery Springer India 77(2015-12-01), 463-465 0972-2068 77<463 2015 77 12262