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Surgical intervention is recommended for the management of pneumothorax.<ref name="pmid17502684">{{cite journal| author=Gudbjartsson T, Tómasdóttir GF, Björnsson J, Torfason B| title=[Spontaneous pneumothorax: a review article]. | journal=Laeknabladid | year= 2007 | volume= 93 | issue= 5 | pages= 415-24 | pmid=17502684 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17502684 }} </ref> | |||
===Surgical techniques=== | |||
*Open thoracotomy used to be the most commonly used surgical procedure along with wedge resection of the leaking part of the lung. | |||
*Nowadays, video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) surgery has widely replaced the open surgical procedure for spontaneous pneumothorax. | |||
OR | OR | ||
*Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with [disease name]. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either: | *Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with [disease name]. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either: |
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Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of [disease name].
OR
Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with [disease name]. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either [indication 1], [indication 2], and [indication 3]
OR
The mainstay of treatment for [disease name] is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either [indication 1], [indication 2], and/or [indication 3].
OR
The feasibility of surgery depends on the stage of [malignancy] at diagnosis.
OR
Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for [disease or malignancy].
Indications
Surgical intervention is recommended for the management of pneumothorax.[1]
Surgical techniques
- Open thoracotomy used to be the most commonly used surgical procedure along with wedge resection of the leaking part of the lung.
- Nowadays, video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) surgery has widely replaced the open surgical procedure for spontaneous pneumothorax.
OR
- Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with [disease name]. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either:
- [Indication 1]
- [Indication 2]
- [Indication 3]
- The mainstay of treatment for [disease name] is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either:
- [Indication 1]
- [Indication 2]
- [Indication 3]
Surgery
- The feasibility of surgery depends on the stage of [malignancy] at diagnosis.
OR
- Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for [disease or malignancy].
Contraindications
References
- ↑ Gudbjartsson T, Tómasdóttir GF, Björnsson J, Torfason B (2007). "[Spontaneous pneumothorax: a review article]". Laeknabladid. 93 (5): 415–24. PMID 17502684.