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Techniques of pneumonectomy. Completion pneumonectomy
F Tronc1, J Grégoire, J Rouleau
1Division of Thoracic Surgery, Centre de pneumologie de L'Hôpital Laval, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada.
Chest Surgery Clinics of North America
|June 12, 1999
Abstract:
Completion pneumonectomy refers to an operation intended to remove what is left of a lung partially resected during previous surgery. Completion pneumonectomy is a technically demanding procedure, which carries an increased operative mortality and morbidity. If the planning and the surgical technique are done meticulously, the good prospect for long-term survival justifies the higher risk.