The goal of this retrospective study is to describe the outcomes of spontaneous idiopathic pneumothorax treated by thoracoscopy with pleural abrasion and blebectomy. The main questions it aims to answer are: * are there risk factors leading to pneumothorax recurrence? * are pleural abrasion and blebectomy really diminishing the recurrence of pneumothorax?
The investigators describe the outcomes of the participants: length of stay, operating time, type and time before recurrence, occurrence of contralateral pneumothorax also treated by thoracoscopy, with pleural abrasion and blebectomy
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
23
Thoracoscopic management of pneumothorax
University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France
Recurrence of pneumothorax
1\. Recurrence of pneumothorax Recurrence of pneumothorax after first pleural drainage or persistant air leaking
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 2 years
Other complications after surgery
Hemothorax, early and late recurrence
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 2 years
Operating Time
Time for surgery
Time frame: Intraoperative
Length of stay
Length of stay
Time frame: From admission to discharge home, up to 20 days
The time between the surgery and postoperative consultation dates
Follow-up represents the time between the surgery and postoperative consultation dates in days, months, or years. Generally, there are a-month-follow-up, a three month-follow-up, a six month-follow-up, and a year-follow-up. The surgeon can see the patient if there is any problem between these consultations. After a year of follow-up, it is up to the surgeon to decide if the patient needs to be seen yearly or not. The last follow-up date is crucial because it indicates how the patient is and if other follow-up dates need to be applied.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 2 years
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