International journal of surgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Subxiphoid vs intercostal single-incision video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for spontaneous pneumothorax: A randomised controlled trial.
The conventional video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is performed through the intercostals incisions. In this study, we reported our current experience of thoracoscopic surgery using a subxiphoid single-incision and compared it with the intercostal uniport VATS in the operation time and postoperative pain for spontaneous pneumothorax. ⋯ Subxiphoid single-incision VATS, as a new method for bullectomy, could provide a good choice of the incision position for these young patients with spontaneous pneumothorax.