[Minor thoracotomy for the treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax]
Miyamoto H;Masaoka T;Hayakawa K;Hata E;;
Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery1992Vol. 45pp. -
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Abstract
We have recently established the following therapeutic principles for spontaneous pneumothorax, and have obtained favorable results. 1. All patients, including those with a first episode, are subjected to thoracotomy. 2. The standard technique is minor thoracotomy through a skin incision of 5 cm whi …