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| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch | OTHER |
| National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan | OTHER_GOV |
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Primary spontaneous pneumothorax most commonly occurs in young, tall, lean males. The estimated recurrence rate is 23-50% after the first episode and increases to 60% after the second pneumothorax. The pathogenesis of this benign disease remains unclear. Generally, rupture of the emphysematous change or blebs in the apex of the lung is considered as the cause of pneumothorax. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the molecular pathogenesis of blebs formation or emphysematous change of the lung in these young, healthy patients.
Primary spontaneous pneumothorax most commonly occurs in young, tall, lean males. The estimated recurrence rate is 23-50% after the first episode and increases to 60% after the second pneumothorax. The pathogenesis of this benign disease remains unclear. Generally, rupture of the emphysematous change or blebs in the apex of the lung is considered as the cause of pneumothorax. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the molecular pathogenesis of blebs formation or emphysematous change of the lung in these young, healthy patients. The blebs resected from the pneumothorax patients will be used for RNA and protein levels analyses. The adjacent normal lung tissue will be used as a control for comparison.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Pneumothorax patients | Primary spontaneous pneumothorax patients undergoing thoracoscopic bullectomy |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Thoracoscopic bullectomy | Procedure | Thoracoscopic wedge resection of the diseased lung |
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Primary spontaneous pneumothorax most commonly occurs in young, tall, lean males without underlying pulmonary disease.
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jin-Shing Chen, MD, PhD | Contact | 886-2-23123456 | 65178 | chenjs@ntu.edu.tw |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Yung-Chie Lee, MD, PhD | National Taiwan University Hospital | Study Chair |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| National Taiwan University Hospital | Recruiting | Taipei | Taiwan | 100 | Taiwan |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 16376095 | Background | Ayed AK, Chandrasekaran C, Sukumar M. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for primary spontaneous pneumothorax: clinicopathological correlation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2006 Feb;29(2):221-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.11.005. Epub 2005 Dec 20. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D011030 | Pneumothorax |
| D001768 | Blister |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D010995 | Pleural Diseases |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
| D012872 | Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous |
| D012871 | Skin Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D020775 | Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted |
| ID | Term |
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| D013906 | Thoracoscopy |
| D004724 | Endoscopy |
| D003949 | Diagnostic Techniques, Surgical |
| D019937 | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
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Thoracoscopic bullectomy will be performed in spontaneous pneumothorax patients. Part of the surgcal specimen (lung tissue) will be obtained for RNA and protein analyses.
| D017437 | Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D020763 | Pathological Conditions, Anatomical |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D003933 | Diagnosis |
| D020535 | Video-Assisted Surgery |
| D019060 | Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures |
| D013514 | Surgical Procedures, Operative |
| D019616 | Thoracic Surgical Procedures |