Outcomes of the Tower Crane Technique with a 15-mm Trocar in Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax | Zendy

Yooyoung Chong | Zendy; Hyun Jin Cho | Zendy; Shin Kwang Kang | Zendy; Myung Hoon Na | Zendy; Jae Hyeon Yu | Zendy; Seung Pyung Lim | Zendy; MinWoong Kang | Zendy

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Outcomes of the Tower Crane Technique with a 15-mm Trocar in Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Author(s) -

Yooyoung Chong,

Hyun Jin Cho,

Shin Kwang Kang,

Myung Hoon Na,

Jae Hyeon Yu,

Seung Pyung Lim,

MinWoong Kang

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

the korean journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2093-6516

pISSN - 0301-2859

DOI - 10.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.2.80

Subject(s) - medicine , pneumothorax , surgery , tower crane , tower , engineering , structural engineering

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) pulmonary wedge resection has emerged as the standard treatment for primary spontaneous pneumothorax. Recently, single-port VATS has been introduced and is now widely performed. This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of the Tower crane technique as novel technique using a 15-mm trocar and anchoring suture in primary spontaneous pneumothorax.

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