The impact of preoperative body mass index on respiratory complications after pneumonectomy for non-small-cell lung cancer. Results from a series of 154 consecutive standard pneumonectomies.

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Published in Eur J Cardiothorac Surg on October 16, 2010

Authors

Francesco Petrella1, Davide Radice, Alessandro Borri, Domenico Galetta, Roberto Gasparri, Piergiorgio Solli, Giulia Veronesi, Lorenzo Spaggiari

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Thoracic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy. francesco.petrella@ieo.it

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