Gaetana Messina, Mary Bove, Antonio Noro, Giorgia Opromolla, Giovanni Natale, Francesco Leone, Vincenzo Di Filippo, Beatrice Leonardi, Mario Martone, Mario Pirozzi, Marianna Caterino, Sergio Facchini, Alessia Zotta, Giovanni Vicidomini, Mario Santini, Alfonso Fiorelli, Della Corte Carminia, Fortunato Ciardiello, Morena Fasano
INTRODUCTION: Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for ipsilateral reoperations is controversial, because after the first surgical intervention, pleural adhesions occur frequently in the thoracic cavity and/or chest wall. This study assessed the usefulness of preoperative ultrasonography to reduce the incidence of lung injury at the time of the initial port insertion during secondary ipsilateral VATS. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a retrospective, single-center study...
May 4, 2022: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery