2006•Practical Clinical MedicineRequires access
Transaxillary Minithoracotomy for Treatment of Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Jiwen Liu
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Abstract
Objective: To assess the value of transaxillary minithoracotomy for treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax.Methods: The clinical trial of 14 patients with spontaneous pneumothorax that were treated with transaxillary minithoracotomy was reviewed,and compared with that treated with anterolateral thoracotomy as a control group.Results: In the transaxillary minithoracotomy group, all cases had not complication.Copmpared with the control group,the average length of operation,the duration of incisional pain and period of hospital stay after operation was shorter,the amount of blood loss in operation and the fluid amount of thoracic close draninage was less,and the treatment expenses was less(P0.05).Conclusion: The transaxillary minithoracotomy is a less-invasion,safe,effective,better recovery,economic and applicable method to treat spontaneous pneumothorax.It is worth of being used widely in hospitals without video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery(VATS).