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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:1228-1229
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

INVITED COMMENTARY

Robert McKenna, Jr, MD

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, 8635 W 3rd St, Suite 975W, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA

mckennar@cshs.org

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AAlthough this article deals with a rare indication for pulmonary surgery, the report has much broader implications. The lessons from the study are relevant to thoracic procedures for other diseases; pulmonary resections after preoperative treatment, and the proper handling of the diaphragm on the side of a pneumonectomy if the phrenic nerve has been resected.

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