Division of inferior pulmonary ligament did not impact on the postoperative recovery or recurrence in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for primary spontaneous pneumothorax

Background: Division of inferior pulmonary ligament (IPL) after upper lobectomy was reported to prevent air leak. The research purpose is to investigate whether division of IPL for primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) would decrease air leak and recurrence. Methods: Between 2013/10 and 2015/9, all the patients younger than 30 years old in our institution undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for PSP were included in this...