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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;82:1056
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Original article: General thoracic

Invited commentary

Jemi Olak, MD

Department of Surgery, Lutheran General Hospital, 1875 Dempster St, Suite 145, Park Ridge, IL 60068

(Email: olakmd@aol.com).

The first 20% of the full text of this article appears below.

There is no doubt that prolonged air leak remains one of the most common complications of lung surgery, resulting in prolonged hospital stay. This complication is particularly common not only after lung volume reduction surgery but also after lung resection for cancer because this patient population often has coexisting emphysema that predisposes them to prolonged air leaks. In two recent series, air . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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