An open and shut case for early VATS treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax in children.

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Published in Can J Surg on June 01, 2007

Authors

Sonia A Butterworth1, Geoffrey K Blair, Jacques G LeBlanc, Erik D Skarsgard

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Pediatric General Surgery, British Columbia Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Associated clinical trials:

Primary Versus Delayed Surgical Therapy for Pediatric Spontaneous Pneumothorax | NCT02449980

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