Two-port versus three-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for primary spontaneous pneumothorax: feasibility, postoperative outcome and long-term recurrence rates.

BMC Surg · 2021 · PMC8684638 · PMID 34922522

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The duration of chest tube was longer in the 3-P-VATS group compared with the 2-P-VATS group, although this difference did not reach statistical significance (5.5 days vs. 7 days; p = 0.228 ).

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