title: Invited Commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA94305. Electronic address: berry037@stanford.edu.
authors.forename: Mark F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Berry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008875:Middle Aged; D018700:Pleurodesis / Q000379:methods; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012008:Recurrence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult