Effect of initiative pulmonary bullectomy on the risk of post-operative pneumothorax in patients with esophageal carcinoma: a propensity score-matched analysis.

In esophageal cancer patients with ipsilateral pulmonary bullae, IPB performed in the same anesthesia process is an effective and safe method for the prevention of postoperative pneumothorax, allowing for a shorter postoperative rehabilitation time, and it does not exert unfavorable effects on complications.