TY - JOUR JO - Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery SN - 1731-5530 VL - 13 IS - 4 PY - 2016 ID - Rokicki2016 TI - Is it possible to standardize the treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax? Part 2: surgical methods of treatment AB - The present report provides a detailed description of the surgical methods for primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) treatment, from open surgery (thoracotomy) to minimally invasive procedures (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery – VATS). It describes the methods of preventing pneumothorax recurrence, including partial or complete resection of the parietal pleura and chemical pleurodesis with VATS. The pros and cons of each method are presented. The paper also discusses new techniques for diagnosing pneumothorax, such as fluorescein-enhanced autofluorescence thoracoscopy (FEAT) and infrared thoracoscopy. Finally, the authors propose their own algorithm for the treatment of PSP. AU - Rokicki, Wojciech AU - Rokicki, Marek AU - Wojtacha, Jacek AU - Filipowski, Marek AU - Dżejlili, Agata AU - Czyżewski, Damian SP - 328 EP - 333 DA - 2016 DO - 10.5114/kitp.2016.64875 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2016.64875 ER -