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@entity1 @entity1538 @entity66 @entity7319 @entity2381 @entity358 @entity1576 @entity86 @entity204
Between 1953 and 1984, 53 @entity1 (40 male and 13 female) underwent thoracotomy for treatment of @entity358 . The median age was 58 years (range 4 to 86 years). Either underlying @entity358 or immunologic risk factors were present in 49 @entity1 (92%). Twenty-one @entity1 (31%) had @entity1538 and 32 (47%) had @entity7319 . The most common indication for operation was an indeterminate mass, hemoptysis, or severe cough. Lobectomy, wedge excision, and pneumonectomy were the most frequent operations. Complications occurred in 78% of @entity1 with @entity7319 and in 33% of @entity1 with @entity1538 (p = 0.002). Operative mortality was 5% (one @entity204 ) in @entity1 with @entity1538 and 34% (11 deaths) in @entity1 with @entity7319 (p = 0.01). Cause of @entity204 was @entity1576 in four @entity1 , underlying @entity358 in three, @entity2381 in two, and other conditions in three. At follow-up, 84% of operative survivors with @entity1538 were alive and well compared with 43% of those with @entity7319 . Although operative mortality in @entity1 with @entity7319 was high, 67% of the survivors had a good long-term result in terms of absence of symptoms, but they frequently died of underlying disease. In contrast, operation in @entity1 with @entity1538 was done with low risk, and approximately 90% of survivors had a good late result. Late appearance of @entity66 did occur and argues for @entity86 .
