Key result
Thoracoscopic bullectomy was successfully performed without pericardial repair in a 21-year-old man with spontaneous pneumothorax, a complete congenital pericardial defect, and hyperthyroidism.
Case Report (n=1)
Thoracoscopic bullectomy can be safely performed without pericardial repair in a patient with spontaneous pneumothorax complicated by a complete congenital pericardial defect and hyperthyroidism.
Supports non-repair of complete pericardial defects without incarceration risk during VATS; leaves open generalizability beyond single cases.
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Shiikawa et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Spontaneous pneumothorax, congenital defect of the pericardium, hyperthyroidism (n=1). Thoracoscopic bullectomy was evaluated. Thoracoscopic bullectomy was successfully performed without pericardial repair in a 21-year-old man with spontaneous pneumothorax, a complete congenital pericardial defect, and hyperthyroidism.
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