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KMID : 0364019960290080910
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Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1996 Volume.29 No. 8 p.910 ~ p.915
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The Comparison of Transaxillary Minithoracotomy Versus VATS in the Operative Treatments of Spontaneous Pneumothorax
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정경영
김길동/백효채/이두연/이재혁/홍윤주
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Abstract
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The bullectomy through transaxillary minithoracotomy and video assisted thoracic surgery(VATS) have been widely used in treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax. The study comprised a retrospective review of 113 consecutive cases of whom underwent
bullectomy through transaxillary minithoracotomy at Shinchon Severance Hospital(group T) and 129 consecutive cases of whom underwent thoracoscopical bullectomy at Youngdong Severance(group V)between January 1992 to Jun 1994.
This study compares the clinical and economic resuts of group T and group V. There were were no significant differences for operation time, indwelling periods of chest tube, hospital stay, complication rate and rate of recurrence in the two
groups.
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times of parenteral analgesics use and treatment cost were significant less in group T.
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