Which Role for Muscle-Sparing Posterolateral Thoracotomy in the Treatment of Spontaneous Pneumothorax?

Affiliations

Ibrahim Issoufou: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Teaching Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
Rabiou Sani: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Teaching Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
Daouda Amadou: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Teaching Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
Kadre Alio: Department of Stomatology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hôpital Général de Référence, Niamey, Niger
Kaled Adamou-Nouhou: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Teaching Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
Marouane Lakranbi: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Teaching Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
Rachid Sani: Department of Surgery and Surgical Specialities, Faculty of Health Sciences, Abdou Moumouni University, Niamey, Niger
Yassine Ouadnouni: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Teaching Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
Habibou Abarchi: Department of Surgery and Surgical Specialities, Faculty of Health Sciences, Abdou Moumouni University, Niamey, Niger
Mohamed Smahi: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Teaching Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco

Abstract

Objective This study aims to show the place of muscle-sparing posterolateral thoracotomy in the treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax.