Pediatric Surgery
Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Lung Lesions
Dr. Mark McCollum leads a discussion in the management of spontaneous pneumothorax, including the type of anesthesia for chest tube insertion, indications for CT scans, number of ports in VATS, recurrence of bilateral blebs, and different types of pleurodesis.
Sections
- Clinical case scenario (00:00)
- How to manage spontaneous pneumothorax (01:28)
- Local versus general anesthesia for chest tube insertion (03:58)
- CT scan indications (10:03)
- VATS single versus multiple ports (15:20)
- How to manage the second episodes of bilateral blebs (16:46)
- Different types of pleurodesis (19:06)
