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Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery(VATS) of Pericardial Window Operation  

윤석원 (울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 흉부외과)
김동관 (울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 흉부외과)
김정원 (울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 흉부외과)
박창률 (울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 흉부외과)
김용희 (울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 흉부외과)
박기성 (울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 흉부외과)
박승일 (울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 흉부외과)
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Journal of Chest Surgery / v.35, no.11, 2002 , pp. 812-816 More about this Journal
Abstract
Pericardial effusions result from various conditions such as inflammation, malignancies, open heart surgery and uremia. Recently, video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has been used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in the management of pericardial effusion and intrathoracic lesions due to its ability to provide outstanding visibility of intrathoracic structures with less pain, superior cosmetic effects, and shorter hospital stay Material and Method: From April 1995 to October 2001, 51 patients received pericardial window operation via either thoracoscopic(Group A, n=37, m:f=18:19, mean age=56.4 yrs)or thoracotomy approach(Group B, n=14, m:f=8:6, mean age=58.4 yrs). Result: In group A, the operation time, duration of chest tube insertion, recurrence rate of pericardial effusion, and postoperative hospital stay were 61.2 minutes, 9.3 days, 2.7%, 16.2 days, respectively while in group B these values were 58.4 minutes, 12.2 days, 7.1, and 17.3 days. The number of injections for pain control in group A were 4.2 times, whereas in group B it was 6.3 times. Although there was a tendency for the mean hospital stay and duration of chest tube insertion to be shorter in group A than in group B, these differences did not reach statistical significance. There was also no significant difference in the operation time and recurrence rate between the two groups. Conclusion: The safety and effectiveness of VATS in the management of pericardial effusion is comparable to the open thoracotomy method. It allows for a shorter hospital stay, duration of chest tube insertion, lesser postoperative pain and a smaller skin incision.
Keywords
Pericardial window; Thoracoscopy;
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