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This report outlines our experience of 6 patients who underwent video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) using a linear endoscopic stapler to remove a giant bulla from the lung. Successful treatment with VATS was carried out in 4 patients, but the procedure needed to be changed to a thoracotomy in 2 patients — in one because of difficulty in single-lung ventilation, and in the other, due to a persistent air leak. Thus, we conclude that giant bulla without any associated severe respiratory failure can be an indication for VATS.
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Tsuchida, M., Nakayama, K., Shinonaga, M. et al. Video-assisted thoracic surgery for thorascopic resection of giant bulla. Surg Today 26, 349–352 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00311605
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