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Table 3 Patients with postoperative PSP recurrence

From: Neo-generation of neogenetic bullae after surgery for spontaneous pneumothorax in young adults: a prospective study

Case number

Sex

Age (years)

Laterality

Neogenetic bullae on 1-year CT

Period from surgery to first Rec (days)

Therapy for Rec

First Rec

Second Rec

1

M

16

L

+

38

Observation only

2

M

16

L

+

36

Observation only

3

M

16

L

+

280

Observation only

4

M

17

L

+

224

Observation only

5

M

18

R

NA

48

Drainage and pleurodesis

Observation only

6

M

18

R

+

628

Drainage and pleurodesis

7

M

18

R

+

60

Drainage and pleurodesis

8

M

18

L

+

34

Observation only

9

M

20

L

419

Observation only

Observation only

  1. CT computed tomography, PSP primary spontaneous pneumothorax, Rec recurrence, M male, L left, R right; drainage, continuous chest drainage
  2. NA: Case 5 did not have 1-year CT/follow-up