Table 3.
Results of pleurodesis performed in all PLCH patients treated surgically for their pneumothorax during the studya
| Type of surgical procedure | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| VATS N = 40b |
TCT N = 16 |
P-value (exact Fisher test) |
|
| Method of pleurodesis | |||
| Mechanical alone | 8 | 4 | 0.86d |
| Success, n (%) | 5 (62.5%) | 4 (100%) | |
| Chemicalc | 23 | 8 | |
| Success, n (%) | 19 (83%) | 7 (87.5%) | |
| Apical pleurotomy | 9 | 4 | |
| Success, n (%) | 8 (89%) | 4 (100%) | |
| Overall success, n (%) | 32 (80%) | 15 (94%) | 0.42 |
aeach hemithorax is considered separately
bone patient had VATS without pleurodesis and was not included here
cchemical pleurodesis consisted in iodine (n = 9) or talc (n = 22) and could be associated to mechanical procedure
dcomparing the 3 methods of pleurodesis
Abbreviation definitions: PLCH pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis, VATS video-assisted thoracic surgery, TCT thoracotomy