Comparison of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and thoracotomy for spontaneous pneumothorax

Objective To compare the outcomes of video-assisted thoraeoscopic surgery and thoraeotomy in the treatment of spontaneous pnetanothorax.Method The clinical data of 45 cases of spontaneous pneumothorax in recent years were retrospectively analyzed.Results Twenty-four cases with spontaneous pneumothorax in the observation group were treated by video-assisted thoracoscope surgical treatment,whose operation time,peri-operative bleeding,the length of hospital and postoperative leak,infection of incision,pleural effusion,atelectasis were significantly lower than by traditional thoracotomy,control of 21 patients(P0.05).Conclusion Video-assisted thoracoscope surgical treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax with the advantages of definite effect,small trauma,faster recovery,good hairdressing effect,not easy to relapse etc,is worth in clinical experiences.