Pneumonectomies: Indications and surgical results

Pneumonectomy is most often indicated as a curative treatment for lung cancer, emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis, infectious lung diseases or congenital anomalies.However, depending on the series, it remains a cumbersome surgical procedure, associated with a risk of frequent and serious complications, sometimes with permanent sequelae. Indications for this type of lung resection vary, with postoperative morbidity rates ranging from 18.7% to 59%, and mortality from 3.6% to 16%, depending on the ...