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. 2024 Aug 22;10(17):e36732.
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36732. eCollection 2024 Sep 15.

Approach to primary spontaneous pneumothorax: Experiences of a new pediatric surgery clinic

Fatma Sarac  1 , Mehmet Yazici  1 , Mehmet Özgür Kuzdan  1
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Approach to primary spontaneous pneumothorax: Experiences of a new pediatric surgery clinic

Fatma Sarac et al. Heliyon. .

Abstract

Background: The prevalence of spontaneous pneumothorax in children during adolescence is low, but not negligible. Treatment involves conservative management and surgery. The aim of this study was to review our patients treated with diagnoses of primary spontaneous pneumothorax and to describe our therapeutic approach, outcomes, and deficiencies.

Methods: Ninety (90) patients diagnosed with primary spontaneous pneumothorax and treated and followed-up in our clinic between June 2020 and December 2023 were included in the study. The research was performed as a retrospective file review. Trauma, secondary pneumothorax, and newborn pneumothorax were excluded.

Results: Seventy six (76) patients were boys and 14 were girls, with a mean age of 16,23 years. Right pneumothorax was present in 44 patients, left pneumothorax in 41, and bilateral pneumothorax in 5. The 90 patients' initial treatment involved tube thoracostomy, and 36 individuals with prolonged and recurrent pneumothorax underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).

Conclusion: The success rate of apical wedge resection and mechanical pleurodesis with direct VATS in the treatment of prolonged and recurrent primary spontaneous pneumothorax in children is greater than 90 %. We think that, VATS is a successful, effective and safe treatment for spontaneous pneumothorax due to a significantly lower recurrence rate compared to chest tube insertion.

Keywords: Bullae; Pediatric; Primary spontaneous pneumothorax; VATS.

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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