Evaluation of Spontaneous Pneumothorax Surgeries: A 16-Year Experience in Japan

Table 3

Distribution of recurrence rates by age.

	Age (years)					Total
	<20	20 to <40	40 to <60	60 to <80	≥80
Thoracotomy; ()						3.5% (5/143)
Thoracoscopic bullectomy; ()	32.3% (10/31)	11.5% (6/52)	0% (0/21)	25% (2/8)	0% (0/0)	16.1% (18/112)
Thoracoscopic loop ligation; ()	8.3% (17/206)	4.4% (14/318)	5.3% (4/76)	0% (0/49)	0% (0/9)	5.3% (35/658)

: number of sides.