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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Zhou, Y M
• Hong, Q
• Yin, G D
• Mao, R
• Jiang, G N
• Zhu, Y M

Titel

Uniportal thoracoscopic decortication for stage Ⅲ tuberculous empyema of 158 cases

Ist Teil von

• Chung-hua wai kʿo tsa chih, 2022-01, Vol.60 (1), p.90-94

Ort / Verlag

China

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• To examine the safety and feasibility of uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) decortication in patients presenting with stage Ⅲ tuberculous empyema. From August 2017 to July 2020, 158 patients of stage Ⅲ tuberculous empyema underwent uniportal VATS decortication with partial rib resection and customized periosteal stripper in Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital. There were 127 males and 31 females, aged ( (IQR)) 32(28) years (range:14 to 78 years). Follow-up was performed in the outpatient clinic or via social communication applications, at monthly thereafter. If there was no air leak and chest tube drainage was less than 50 ml/day, a chest CT was performed. If the lung was fully re-expanded, chest tubes were removed. All patients received a follow-up chest CT 3 to 6 months following their initial operations which was compared to their preoperative imaging. There was one conversion to open thoracotomy. The operative time was 2.75 (2.50) hours (range: 1.5 to 7.0 hours), and med