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Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:1694-1695
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Metalloptysis: a late complication of lung volume reduction surgery

Inger Oey, FRCSa, David A. Waller, FRCS (C-Th)a

a Department of Thoracic Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, England, United Kingdom

Accepted for publication July 10, 2000.

Address reprint requests to Dr Oey, Thoracic Department, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester LE3 9QP, England

We describe three cases where patients expectorated titanium staples many months after lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS). The possible mechanisms and technical implications of this rare complication are discussed.




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