title: Post pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula: is it the closure technique or the operative side that really matters?
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Center, Serdang Hospital, Kuala Lumpur 43000, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sachithanandan
authors.forename: Balaji
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Badmanaban
mesh_terms: D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery*; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D016156:Respiratory Tract Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D017792:Surgical Stapling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome