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Pages 310-313 (July 2003)
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Cirugía videotoracoscópica en el tratamiento de los neumotórax: consideraciones sobre 107 procedimientos consecutivos
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the treatment of pneumothorax: 107 consecutive procedures
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J.M. Galbis Caravajala,
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Correspondencia: Hospital General Universitario de Alicante. Maestro Alonso, 109. 03010 Alicante. España
, J.J. Mafé Madueñoa, S. Benlloch Carriónb, B. Baschwitz Gómeza, J.M. Rodríguez Paniaguaa
a Servicio de Cirugía Torácica. Hospital General Universitario de Alicante. Alicante. España
b Unidad de Investigación. Hospital General Universitario de Alicante. Alicante. España
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El objetivo del trabajo es valorar la cirugía videotoracoscópica en los neumotórax primarios y secundarios. Para ello se ha realizado un estudio prospectivo a lo largo de 37 meses, durante los cuales se practicaron 107 intervenciones videotoracoscópicas para el tratamiento de los neumotórax espontáneos en un total de 105 pacientes

Se incluyó a 78 varones y 27 mujeres con una edad media de 28 años. Las indicaciones quirúrgicas fueron: neumotórax recurrente ipsolateral en 47 casos; fuga aérea persistente en 23 casos; neumotórax hipertensivo en 14 ocasiones; cuadro de neumotórax contralateral antiguo en 13 casos, y cirugía electiva en 10 casos

Todos los pacientes fueron tratados con resección endoscópica de zona bullosa (o zona apical en caso de no visualizar la zona sospechosa) más pleurodesis física. No hubo mortalidad perioperatoria

Las complicaciones fueron del 6% en los casos de neumotórax espontáneos primarios y del 45% en los casos de neumotórax espontáneos secundarios, incluyendo éstas una amplia gama, desde el enfisema subcutáneo posquirúrgico resuelto con simple observación hasta la necesidad de minitoracotomía accesoria. Dos pacientes (1,8%) sufrieron recidiva del neumotórax a los 4 y 8 meses de la videocirugía, respectivamente

Palabras clave:
Neumotórax
Videotoracoscopia
Tratamiento quirúrgico

The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate videoassisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in primary and secondary spontaneous pneumothoraces. Over a 37-month period, 107 videothoracoscopic interventions were performed to treat spontaneous pneumothorax in 105 patients, 78 men and 27 women, whose average age was 28 years

Indications for surgery included recurrent ipsilateral pneumothorax (47 cases), persistent air leak (23 cases), hypertensive pneumothorax (14 cases), history of contralateral pneumothorax (13 cases), and elective surgery (10 cases)

All of these patients were treated by endoscopic resection of the bullae (or apical zone in cases where the suspected abnormalities, or bullae, could not be visualized) plus physical pleurodesis. There were no perioperative deaths

Complications occurred in 6% of the cases of primary spontaneous pneumothorax and in 45% of the cases of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax. The complications among the secondary pneumothorax patients ranged widely from postoperative subcutaneous emphysema (resolved through simple, unassisted observation) to the need for an accessory minithoracotomy. Two patients (1.8%) suffered a recurrence of pneumothorax 4 and 8 months, respectively, after VATS treatment

Key words:
Pneumothorax
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
VATS
Surgical treatment
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