Preoperative bullae and subsequent pneumothorax in 6605 patients who underwent robotic prostatectomy.

Jihion YuJun-Young ParkJiwoong LeeSunyoung HaJun Hyuk HongYoung-Kug Kim

Published in: Journal of anesthesia (2022)

In our cohort, there was no incidence of pneumothorax following robotic prostatectomy in patients with preoperative bullae. This result could help in the management of patients with prostate cancer with bullae.

Keyphrases

robot assisted
prostate cancer
end stage renal disease
patients undergoing
newly diagnosed
minimally invasive
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
radical prostatectomy
benign prostatic hyperplasia
thoracic surgery