Kaseda S, Kitano M, Ito T, Nakae T
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Saiseikal Kanagawa-ken Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
Kyobu Geka. 1993 Mar;46(3):223-6.
We report 5 cases of pneumothorax successfully treated with an endoscopic GIA stapling device (EndoGIA) under thoracoscopic guidance. There were no complications such as air leak or bleeding, and patients were discharged 2 to 7 days after operation. Surgical procedure utilizing EndoGIA has been proved to have advantages such as less pain, early return to normal activity and more cosmetic incision.
