Post-discharge follow-up
pneumothorax
PNEUMOTHORAX, COMPLICATIONS
Post-operative follow-up was continued until at least 24 months, including five visits (at months 1, 3, 6, 12 and 24) where clinical outcomes (symptoms or sings of complications) and radiological assessments were recorded. Radiological tests included a chest X-ray to rule out the presence of pneumothorax in the follow/up visits at months 1, 3, 12 and 24 and a CT was performed at 6 months follow-up visit to detect potential pathological findings.Although the established initial follow-up of the trial was 24 months, we followed all patients for an additional 5 years to assess safety and efficacy in the long term.