Pleurabrade: A Spiral Brush for Mechanical Pleurodesis and a Review of the Literature

Background  While the optimal treatment for primary spontaneous pneumothorax remains unclear, mechanical pleurodesis is a well-established treatment. The Pleurabrade is a spiral brush designed for mechanical pleurodesis during thoracoscopy. We present two patients who underwent mechanical pleurodesi...

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Autores principales: Young, John S., Steimer, Desiree A., Polhemus, Emily, Bueno, Raphael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2021
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8519731/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34667711
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1723950
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description Background  While the optimal treatment for primary spontaneous pneumothorax remains unclear, mechanical pleurodesis is a well-established treatment. The Pleurabrade is a spiral brush designed for mechanical pleurodesis during thoracoscopy. We present two patients who underwent mechanical pleurodesis with the Pleurabrade. Case Description  Two patients with spontaneous pneumothorax underwent operative intervention including mechanical pleurodesis with the Pleurabrade. Chest tubes were removed within 48 hours postoperatively and they were discharged home. Both patients remain recurrence free at 11 and 22 months, respectively. Conclusion  While further testing is needed, these case reports and operative video highlight the Pleurabrade as an efficient device for thoracoscopic mechanical pleurodesis.
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spelling pubmed-85197312021-10-18 Pleurabrade: A Spiral Brush for Mechanical Pleurodesis and a Review of the Literature Young, John S. Steimer, Desiree A. Polhemus, Emily Bueno, Raphael Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep Background  While the optimal treatment for primary spontaneous pneumothorax remains unclear, mechanical pleurodesis is a well-established treatment. The Pleurabrade is a spiral brush designed for mechanical pleurodesis during thoracoscopy. We present two patients who underwent mechanical pleurodesis with the Pleurabrade. Case Description  Two patients with spontaneous pneumothorax underwent operative intervention including mechanical pleurodesis with the Pleurabrade. Chest tubes were removed within 48 hours postoperatively and they were discharged home. Both patients remain recurrence free at 11 and 22 months, respectively. Conclusion  While further testing is needed, these case reports and operative video highlight the Pleurabrade as an efficient device for thoracoscopic mechanical pleurodesis. Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2021-10-15 /pmc/articles/PMC8519731/ /pubmed/34667711 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1723950 Text en The Author(s). This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonDerivative-NonCommercial License, permitting copying and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit. Contents may not be used for commercial purposes, or adapted, remixed, transformed or built upon. ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ ) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License, which permits unrestricted reproduction and distribution, for non-commercial purposes only; and use and reproduction, but not distribution, of adapted material for non-commercial purposes only, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short Pleurabrade: A Spiral Brush for Mechanical Pleurodesis and a Review of the Literature
title_sort pleurabrade: a spiral brush for mechanical pleurodesis and a review of the literature
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8519731/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34667711
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1723950
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