Thoracoscopic surgery under epidural anesthesia for intractable secondary spontaneous pneumothorax

Objective: Surgical intervention might be required in secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP) with prolonged air leak; however, operation under general anesthesia (GA) could be critical in compromised patients. In this study, we performed video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) under epidural anesth...

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Main Authors: Hyo Yeong Ahn, Yeong Dae Kim, Jeong Su Cho, Hoseok I, Jonggeun Lee, Jae Young Kwon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958416000038