Status:

COMPLETED

Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) Versus Axillary Mini-thoracotomy for the Treatment of Recurrent Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Lead Sponsor:

AHEPA University Hospital

Conditions:

Pneumothorax

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The investigators conducted a prospective randomized study to compare axillary minithoracotomy versus a modified two-port thoracoscopic technique for surgical pleurodesis in patients with recurrent sp...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ipsilateral recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax
  • first episode of contralateral pneumothorax

Exclusion

  • None

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

66 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01192217

Start Date

January 1 2006

End Date

February 1 2009

Last Update

September 1 2010

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AHEPA University Hospital Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Thessaloniki, Greece, 546 36