Abstract
The bullectomy through the limited transaxillary thoracotomy and video-assisted thoracic surgery(VATS) had been used in operative management of spontaneous pneumothorax from Jan. 1994 to July 1997. The study comprised a retrospective review of 42 cases which were treated by limited thoracotomy, and 61 cases treated by video-assisted thoracoscopic sugery. We retrospectively reviewed annual incidnce of bullectomy. Analysis of video-assised thoracoscopic surgery and open bullectomy including age, sex, operative sites, surgical indications, associated diseases, operative time, posoperatve complications and hospital courses. There was no significant difference for operation time in two groups, 98.3${\pm}$38.4 minutes in thoracotomy and 95.7${\pm}$31.5 minutes in VATS. Prolonged air leakage over 7 days was observed in 8 cases from thoracotomy group, 4 cases from VATS group. 3 cases of recurrent pneumothorax were found from VATS group, but no recurrence was occurred from open bullectomy group. There were significant differences in postoperative hospital stay (8.0${\pm}$3.9 day in thoracotomy vs 5.9${\pm}$2.4day in VATS(P=0.001)), and indwelling period of chest tube after operation( 5.8${\pm}$3.0day in thoracotomy vs 4.0${\pm}$2.0day in VATS(P=0.0006)).
대전을지병원 흉부외과에서는 1994년 1월부터 1997년 7월까지 자연성 기흉에서 비디오흉강경을 이용한 기포제거술 61례와 개흉술을 이용한 기포제거술 42례를 후향적으로 비교분석하여 두 집단사이에 수술시간은 개흉술이 98.3$\pm$38.4분, 비디오흉강경술이 95.7$\pm$31.5분으로 비슷하였으나 술후 재원기간은 개흉술에서 8.0$\pm$3.9일, 비디오흉강경에서 5.9$\pm$2.4일(P=0.001)이었으며, 술후 흉관삽관기간은 개흉술에서 5.8$\pm$3.0일, 비디오흉강경술에서 4.0$\pm$2.0일(P=0.0006)으로 의미가 있었으며, 합병증 발생에서는 비디오흉강경을 이용한 기포제거술에서 7일 이상 공기누출이 4례, 개흉술에서 8례로 만족할만한 결과를 얻었다.