If the area of pneumothorax is less than 30%, it can be treated conservatively first; once the area of pneumothorax is larger, it is recommended to treat it with surgery again.
Recurrence after pneumothorax surgery is relatively common, if the area is less than 30%, there is no chest pain, chest tightness and other uncomfortable symptoms, you can follow up and observe, part of which can be slowly absorbed.
If the area of pneumothorax is larger than 30%, or accompanied by hemothorax, etc., surgical treatment is needed.
You can first choose closed chest drainage surgery, in the second rib space in the chest, incision into the chest drainage tube, the other end is connected to the drainage bottle, this surgery is simple, small damage, most can recover quickly.
In addition, thoracoscopic surgery can also be chosen, especially for patients with ineffective closed chest drainage, the pulmonary herpes can be ligated under thoracoscopy.
Pneumothorax surgery and then recurred, the need for timely access to hospital treatment.