The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1241-1245 , May 2010

Is prophylactic treatment of contralateral blebs in patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax indicated?

  • Shah-Hwa Chou, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Faculty of Medical School, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsien-Pin Li, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jui-Ying Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shun-Jen Chang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yen-Lung Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Tang Chang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Eing-Long Kao, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Faculty of Medical School, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Zen-Kong Dai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medical School, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Pediatric Chest Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Zen-Kong Dai, MD, Department of Pediatric Chest Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, No. 100 Tz-You 1st road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
    • ,
  • Meei-Feng Huang, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Received 24 September 2008 ,Revised 10 June 2009 ,Accepted 16 July 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)00989-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.07.047

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1241-1245 , May 2010

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