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Benign emptying of the postpneumonectomy space.

Merritt RE, Reznik SI, DaSilva MC, Sugarbaker DJ, Whyte RI, Donahue DM, Hoang CD, Smythe WR, Shrager JB. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011; 92 (3): 1076-81; discussion 1081-2

A fall in the postpneumonectomy fluid level is considered a sign of bronchopleural fistula (BPF) requiring surgical intervention. We have discovered however that in rare asymptomatic patients, this event may not require aggressive surgical treatment.

PubMedID: 21871304