Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:1871
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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Invited commentary
Anthony P.C. Yim, MD, FRCS
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong
(Email: yimap@cuhk.edu.hk).
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Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening complication after a major lung resection. Some of these patients may be too sick to undergo definitive major surgical correction, and so any less invasive approach that could provide a solution would be welcome by thoracic surgeons. Along that direction, Han and colleagues [1] report in this article their experience with a . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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