Invited editorial on "Fissureless fissure-last video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy for all lung lobes: a better alternative to decrease the incidence of prolonged air leak?"
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DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.06.100
Abstract: Thoracic surgeons sometimes have difficulty controlling postoperative air-leakage, particularly in patients with dense fissures. Several studies have shown that prolonged air leak (PAL) is a frequent complication after anatomic pulmonary resections, occurring in 7.6–10% of… read more here.
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