Lung Hernia, Postoperative, Thoracoscopy
Conditions
Brief summary
During patient follow up the investigators noticed the occasional occurence of a lung herniation after uniportal Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). Most of These patients were asymptomatic and didn't require any kind of treatment. To analyse the incidence of postoperative lung herniation after uniportal and the presence of symptoms the investigators decided to review every postoperative CT scan from January 2016 until March 2019 to radiologically identify postoperative lung herniations. Afterwards the investigators will contact the respective patient to ask for a follow-up physical examination and symptom evaluation (after consent was signed).
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Anatomical lung resection using uniportal VATS
Exclusion criteria
* Non anatomical lung resection * Open surgery * Pneumonectomy * Informed consent not signed
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lung herniation | Postoperative follow-up up to 6 months | Presence of intercostal lung herniation after uniportal VATS |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Symptoms | Postoperative follow-up to 5 years | Symptoms described by patients presenting an intercostal lung hernia |
| Risk factors | At the time of operation | Presence of Risk factors associated with the development of intercostal lung hernia after uniportal VATS surgery |
Outcome results
None listed