title: Techniques of pneumonectomy. Completion pneumonectomy.
abstract: Completion pneumonectomy refers to an operation intended to remove what is left of a lung partially resected during previous surgery. Completion pneumonectomy is a technically demanding procedure, which carries an increased operative mortality and morbidity. If the planning and the surgical technique are done meticulously, the good prospect for long-term survival justifies the higher risk.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Centre de pneumologie de L'Hôpital Laval, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tronc
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grégoire
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rouleau
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deslauriers
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015993:Life Tables; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome