Table 2.
Procedure | N = 47b |
---|---|
Observationc, n | 6 |
• alone | 4 |
• +drainage | 1 |
• +drainage+ surgery + drainage +surgery | 1 |
Aspiration + drainage, n | 1 |
Drainage, n | 30 |
• alone | 20 |
• +surgeryd | 10 |
Surgerye, n | 10 |
ainformation on the management of the first episode of pneumothorax was available for 42 patients
bbecause 5 patients had bilateral pneumothorax, a total of 47 hemithorax were treated
cwell tolerated small pneumothorax in all cases
dtwo patients needed 2 successive VATS interventions
eone patient needed 2 successive VATS interventions
Abbreviation definitions: PLCH pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis, VATS video-assisted thoracic surgery