[The complications of pulmonary resection treatment of lung cancer].
This article discusses the complications of the pulmonary resection treatment in lung cancer. A significant decrease in incidence of cardiovascular and respiratory complications has already been achieved during the last decades. However, infectious complications, mainly pneumonias and postpneumonectomy empyemas still remain and belong among treacherous complications which are often associated with significant mortality. This article devotes special attention to the possibilities of influencing and decreasing the incidence of these complications.
Pereszlenyi
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Department of Thoracosurgery, National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, Bratislava, Slovakia. Arpad_pp@hotmail.com
Harustiak
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Benej
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Bohucky
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D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods