2008 Volume 22 Issue 2 Pages 142-145
The purpose of this study was estimate the efficacy of buttress staple with polyglycolic acid (PGA) felt after thoracoscopic bullectomy for primary spontaneous pnemothorax (PSP). Between July 1995 and December 2000, 164 consecutive patients with PSP were treated by thoracoscopic simple bullectomy. Conversely, between December 2000 and August 2007, buttress staple with PGA felt was performed in 201 consecutive patients with PSP. Recurrence occurred in four patients (2%) in the buttress staple group, and fifteen patients (9%) in the simple bullectomy group. Buttress staple with PGA felt is effective for the prevention of post operative recurrence.
