• Thoracic surgery clinics · Jan 2015

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    Pleural space complications associated with lung transplantation.

    • Andrew Arndt and Daniel J Boffa.
    • Thoracic Surgery, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Heaven, CT 06510, USA.
    • Thorac Surg Clin. 2015 Jan 1; 25 (1): 87-95.

    AbstractLung transplantation represents a life-saving option for some end-stage lung diseases. Despite the magnitude of anatomic manipulation and the fragility of the patient population, the procedures have become progressively safer. Perioperative morbidity, however, remains high. Pleural space complications are particularly common. This article discusses hemothorax, chylothorax, air leak or pneumothorax, recurrent effusion, empyema, trapped lung, and chronic pleural complications.

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