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Intraoperative Accidents and Postoperative Complications in the Surgery of Pleural Tumours

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Pleurctomy/decortication [P/D] and extrapleural pneumonectomy [EPP] have a high morbidity. In general, P/D morbidity and mortality is lower than EPP. Complications vary widely. Early diagnosis and aggressive management play a key role in the management of complications. Although complications are difficult to manage, mortality is reasonable in experienced centers.

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Vayvada, M., Taşçı, E., Yeğinsu, A. (2020). Intraoperative Accidents and Postoperative Complications in the Surgery of Pleural Tumours. In: Nistor, C.E., Tsui, S., Kırali, K., Ciuche, A., Aresu, G., Kocher, G.J. (eds) Thoracic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40679-0_42

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