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Table 3 Results of pleurodesis performed in all PLCH patients treated surgically for their pneumothorax during the studya

From: Management and outcomes of pneumothorax in adult patients with Langerhans cell Histiocytosis

Type of surgical procedure

 

VATS

N = 40b

TCT

N = 16

P-value

(exact Fisher test)

Method of pleurodesis

 

Mechanical alone

8

4

0.86d

Success, n (%)

5 (62.5%)

4 (100%)

Chemicalc

23

8

Success, n (%)

19 (83%)

7 (87.5%)

Apical pleurotomy

9

4

Success, n (%)

8 (89%)

4 (100%)

Overall success, n (%)

32 (80%)

15 (94%)

0.42

  1. aeach hemithorax is considered separately
  2. bone patient had VATS without pleurodesis and was not included here
  3. cchemical pleurodesis consisted in iodine (n = 9) or talc (n = 22) and could be associated to mechanical procedure
  4. dcomparing the 3 methods of pleurodesis
  5. Abbreviation definitions: PLCH pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis, VATS video-assisted thoracic surgery, TCT thoracotomy
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Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases

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