title: eComment: Manual closure of bronchial stump during pneumonectomy: an obsolete method for only selective cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Patras University School of Medicine, 26500 Rio Patras, Greece.
authors.forename: Efstratios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Apostolakis
authors.forename: Nikolaos D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Panagopoulos
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dougenis
mesh_terms: D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery*; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016156:Respiratory Tract Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000009:adverse effects