The Role of Medical Thoracoscopy with Talc Poudrage in Spontaneous, Iatrogenic, and Traumatic Pneumothorax: A Prolonged Experience of a Tertiary Care Center.

Alberto FantinNadia CastaldoErnesto CrisafulliGiulia SartoriAvinash AujayebPaolo VailatiGiuseppe MoranaFilippo PatruccoMaria de MartinoMiriam IsolaVincenzo Patruno

Published in: Pulmonary therapy (2024)

Medical thoracoscopy is an effective procedure for treating PNX in the acute setting in selected cases while preventing long-term relapses. Large prospective clinical studies are needed to support and better define the role of medical thoracoscopy in current clinical practice.

Keyphrases

healthcare
tertiary care
clinical practice
spinal cord injury
liver failure
drug induced
acute respiratory distress syndrome