TY - JOUR AU - Uramoto, Hidetaka AU - Shimokawa, Hidehiko AU - Tanaka, Fumihiro PY - 2012 DA - 2012/10/17 TI - What factors predict recurrence of a spontaneous pneumothorax? JO - Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery SP - 112 VL - 7 IS - 1 AB - The purpose of this retrospective study was to identify the risk factors for postoperative recurrence for the patients with a spontaneous pneumothorax (SP). A total of 214 patients were studied over a period of five years. Of these patients, 189 (88.3%) and 25 (11.7%) underwent video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and an open approach for treatment, respectively. There were 35 (16.4%) postoperative recurrences. SN - 1749-8090 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-7-112 DO - 10.1186/1749-8090-7-112 ID - Uramoto2012 ER -