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Does the recurrence of pneumothorax require surgery?
Does pneumothorax have to be operated on? Pneumothorax does not require surgical treatment. For some young patients with spontaneous pneumothorax, if they are less than 30% and have no symptoms, they can rest without treatment, and some can be absorbed by themselves. If it exceeds 50%, thoracoscopic surgery can be used for surgical treatment. In general, if you have heart and lung disease with severe symptoms, even if there is only 10% lung compression, you should consider surgery. Suggest a chest X-ray.

Which pneumothorax patients should have surgery?

1. Hemopneumothorax coexists.

Repeated multiple authors more than 2.2 times.

3. Pneumothorax attack, pneumothorax on the other side, such as bilateral pulmonary bullae, can be operated at the same time.

4. Those who have a tendency to bilateral pneumothorax, such as bilateral pulmonary bullae; Bilateral pneumothorax can be life-threatening.

5. Huge pulmonary bullae, which oppresses the surrounding normal lung tissue and seriously affects the cardiopulmonary function.

6. Sports enthusiasts, manual workers, frequent business trips or outdoor workers, such as fishermen, pilots, salesmen and other special occupations.

7. After closed drainage by thoracic intubation, air leakage still persists; Or the drainage time is too long, the color of pleural effusion is gradually turbid, the hemogram is elevated, and there are signs of pleural infection.

8. Students of all levels (universities, middle schools, primary schools, graduate students, etc.). ) is in an important period of physical and mental development, because they want to participate in school sports activities and reach the standard because of further study and upgrading. You should also choose surgery for the first attack.

9. After conservative treatment, the lung recruitment is not ideal, or there is obvious ectopic pleural adhesion and localized wrapping.

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