Open AccessPneumothorax in teenagers: reducing recurrence through resection of superior segment of lower lobe
Author(s) -
Toshiro Obuchi,
Yasuhiro Yoshida,
Junichi Wakahara,
Toshihiko Moroga,
Naofumi Miyahara,
Atsushi Iwasaki
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2018.06.19
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumothorax , resection , lobe , surgery , general surgery , anatomy
Spontaneous pneumothorax in young patients is characterized by a high recurrence rate. We retrospectively investigated causes of recurrence and effective surgical methods to improve this statistic, in particular through resection of the superior segment of the lower lung lobe (S6a).