The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 1 , Pages 49-52, January 2010

Impaired quality of life after pneumonectomy: Who is at risk?

  • Francesco Leo, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Thoracic Surgery Department, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Francesco Leo, MD, PhD, Thoracic Surgery Department, National Cancer Institute, Via Venezian 1, 20100 Milan, Italy.
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  • Paolo Scanagatta, MD

      Affiliations

    • Thoracic Surgery Department, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
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  • Fernando Vannucci, MD

      Affiliations

    • Thoracic Surgery Department, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
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  • Daniela Brambilla, MA

      Affiliations

    • Thoracic Surgery Department, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
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  • Davide Radice, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
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  • Lorenzo Spaggiari, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Thoracic Surgery Department, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
    • School of Medicine, University of Milan, Italy

Received 5 September 2008; received in revised form 4 May 2009; accepted 31 May 2009. published online 30 July 2009.

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 Preliminary results from this study were presented as a poster during the 16th Conference on General Thoracic Surgery held in Bologna in June 2008.

PII: S0022-5223(09)00807-1

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.05.029

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 1 , Pages 49-52, January 2010