Subxiphoid vs transthoracic approach thoracoscopic surgery for spontaneous pneumothorax: a propensity score-matched analysis

Abstract Background The transthoracic thoracoscopic surgery is currently accepted as a favorable technique for bullectomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax. Recently, uniportal subxiphoid thoracoscopic surgery has been proposed as an alternative to conventional transthoracic thoracoscopic surgery...

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Main Authors: Liang Chen, Feng Liu, Bin Wang, Keping Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-019-0503-y