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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003;125:976
© 2003 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery
Letters to the Editor |
University of Milan, Department of Surgery Ospedale, Maggiore Policlinico IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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Reply to the Editor:
Kirschner's comment focuses on two points: the use of a chest tube after pneumonectomy and the similarity of our case to one recently reported in another journal.
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Regarding the use of a chest tube after pneumonectomy, it is worthwhile to repeat the commentaries of Nazari and Cooley cited in Kischner's letter.
2,3 It is a personal choice of the surgeon, and no evidence exists supporting
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