Lung metastasis after pneumonectomy: Is there a place for surgery?

Affiliations

Oleksandr Usenko: Department of Thoracoabdominal Surgery Shalimov National Institute of Surgery and Transplantology National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine Kyiv Ukraine
Andrii Sydiuk: Department of Thoracoabdominal Surgery Shalimov National Institute of Surgery and Transplantology National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine Kyiv Ukraine
Andrii Klimas: Department of Thoracoabdominal Surgery Shalimov National Institute of Surgery and Transplantology National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine Kyiv Ukraine
Olena Sydiuk: Department of Intensive Care and Anaesthesiology Shalimov National Institute of Surgery and Transplantology National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine Kyiv Ukraine
Georgii Savenko: Department of Thoracoabdominal Surgery Shalimov National Institute of Surgery and Transplantology National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine Kyiv Ukraine
Oleh Teslia: Department of Thoracoabdominal Surgery Shalimov National Institute of Surgery and Transplantology National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine Kyiv Ukraine

Abstract

Abstract Resection of the contralateral lung after primary total pneumonectomy is a real surgical option for patients with secondary lung disease.