Does Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery with Bullectomy and Partial Pleurectomy for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax Impair Health-Related Quality of Life and Pulmonary Function?

Does Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery with Bullectomy and Partial Pleurectomy for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax Impair Health-Related Quality of Life and Pulmonary Function?

Background: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) with partial pleurectomy is an established treatment for primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP). However, postoperative pulmonary function and health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) after VATS–bullectomy with partial pleurectomy (VBPP) have no...

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Main Authors: Stephen Fung, Hany Ashmawy, Anja Schauer, Martin Eichler, Sami Safi, Levent Dizdar, Alexander Rehders, Wolfram Trudo Knoefel, Georg Fluegen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Healthcare
Subjects:
VATS
quality of life
pulmonary function
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/11/1463

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https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/11/1463

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