Abstract
Objective To determine the indications for primary spontaneous pneumothorax in young patients after closed drainage.Methods From Jaunary 2007 to December 2012,139 young patients,who had chest tube drainage in spontaneous pneumothorax and full information by telephone follow-up,patients were divided into recurrence and recurrence-free group.The possible influence factors related to recurrence were statistically analyzed.Results Single factor and multi-factor analysis indi cated that in the aspect of self-factors,the edge of the lung in chest X-ray were independent factors for recurrence prediction (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion If the edge of lung is not smooth in X-ray,then VATS(video assisted thoracoscopic surgery) operation is needed. Key words: Pneumothorax ; Thoracoscopy ; Recurrence ; Adolescent
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