Pneumonectomy for benign disease is rare but is thought to have a higher more postoperative morbidity and mortality than when performed for lung cancer. We questioned this by assessing and analysing indications and postoperative outcomes of patients who underwent this type of resection.

Pneumonectomy for benign disease: indications and postoperative outcomes, a nationwide study

Mangiameli, Giuseppe;
2015-01-01

Abstract

Pneumonectomy for benign disease is rare but is thought to have a higher more postoperative morbidity and mortality than when performed for lung cancer. We questioned this by assessing and analysing indications and postoperative outcomes of patients who underwent this type of resection.
2015
Benign
Database
Morbidity
Mortality
Pneumonectomy
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