[Long-term results of open parietal pleurectomy in treatment of recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax].

The open parietal pleurectomy is an effective treatment of recurrent or persistent spontaneous pneumothorax with a low recurrency rate of 3.3% in our series. The long-term course reveals very good functional results. A relatively high number of patients complains about chest wall pain or a painful thoracotomy scar. Also remarkable is the rate of dissatisfaction with the cosmetic result of the thoracotomy. Regarding both complaints thoracoscopic pleurectomy should be able to improve the results and the acceptance of this operation.