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Ann Thorac Surg 1997;63:1396-1397
© 1997 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Invited Commentary

Invited Commentary

Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905

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See also page 1391.

Bronchopleural fistula with associated empyema after pneumonectomy, although uncommon, is a serious and potentially lethal complication. This is reinforced by this retrospective review presented by Hollaus and associates of 96 patients in which 65 patients (67%) died. Although there was a wide spectrum of presentations, it is of interest that of the 49 patients initially treated with operation by a variety of procedures, 20 (41%) died . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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