Is a surgical procedure really contraindicated in spontaneous pneumothorax patients who have undergone prior contralateral pneumonectomy?

Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 May;97(5):1855-6. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.12.011.

Authors

Filippo Lococo¹, Antonio Bobbio², Marc Villard³, Alfredo Cesario⁴, Pierre Magdeleinat², Marco Alifano², Jean-Francois Regnard²

Affiliations

¹ Unit of Thoracic Surgery, IRCCS-Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy. Electronic address: filippo_lococo@yahoo.it.
² Thoracic Surgery Department, Groupe Hospitalier Cochin Hôtel-Dieu, AP-HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France.
³ Anesthesiology Department, Groupe Hospitalier Cochin Hôtel-Dieu, AP-HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France.
⁴ Deputy Scientific Director, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 24792296
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.12.011

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Humans
Lung Injury / surgery*
Male
Multiple Trauma / surgery*
Pleurodesis / methods*
Pneumothorax / surgery*
Talc / administration & dosage*

Substances

Talc