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Most Preventable Surgical Option to Reduce Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax Patients' Postoperative Recurrence: A Prospective Cohort Study

Japan450 participantsStarted 2020-08-11

Plain-language summary

To investigate the most preventable option to reduce primary spontaneous postoperative recurrence.

Age range16 Years – 40 Years

SexALL

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✓. Patients who have spontaneous pneumothorax diagnosed by radiography and plan to underwent initial VATS bullectomy.
✓. Patients who receive informed consent to attend this study, and the agreements are provided in a document.

✕. History of ipsilateral chest surgery.
✕. Patients who only underwent exploratory surgery.
✕. Patients who are judged ineligible by the investigator and the attending surgeon.

Recurrence rate of pneumothorax

Timeframe: within 2 years after the surgery

NCT IDNCT04758143

SponsorYuka Kadomatsu

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2022-03-31

Yuka Kadomatsu, MD