A new tip for the electroablation of pneumocysts was examined clinically as a second-line method for stapled resection of pneumocysts during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).A trial to assess feasibility.National referral hospitals.One hundred seven patients were studied, of whom 99 patients were eligible for the study (85 men and 14 women; age range, 15 to 69 years; median age, 23 years), who had undergone VATS for primary spontaneous pneumothorax between July 1996 and June 1998. Apical pneumocysts were resected employing staplers, and residual pneumocysts, if present, were electroablated employing a new tip for the electrosurgery unit (ball shape, 8 mm in diameter, and made of stainless steel).Thirty-three patients (33
作者:Noriyoshi, Sawabata;Masahito, Ikeda;Akihide, Matsumura;Hajime, Maeda;Shinichiro, Miyoshi;Hikaru, Matsuda
来源:Chest 2002 年 121卷 1期