The risk of bilobectomy compared with lobectomy: [1]
Bilobectomy and right lobectomy were compared in a retrospective case-control study with 117 matched pairs. Space-mismatch related complications were not more frequent following bilobectomy, however, the rate of cardiovascular events was higher after lower and middle lobectomy compared with lower lobectomy.
Source name:
European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Subspecialty(ies):
Thoracic [5]