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Table 6. Details on reoperations performed for bronchopleural fistula formation.

Gender, age (years)	Initial operation/access	Day of reoperation	Reoperation	Predisposing factor	Day of discharge after reoperation
Female, 11	Drainage of lung abscess/anterolateral thoracotomy	17^th	Suturing of bronchial openings and intrathoracic muscle transposition to cover the surfaces of the lung abscess	Lung infection	14^th
Male, 61	RUL en bloc with chest wall resection/anterolateral thoracotomy	10^th	Drainage of empyema, reamputation of the bronchial stump and cover of the stump with a pedicled intercostal muscle flap	Technical (inappropriate application of bronchial stapler)	21^st
Male, 55	Right intrapericardial pneumonectomy/anterolateral thoracotomy	12^th	Creation of open window thoracostomy	Technical (failure of bronchial stapling)	20^th
Female, 57	Atpical resection of recurrent complex lung aspergilloma of the superior segment of the right lower lobe/posterolateral thoracotomy	13^th	Suturing of bronchial openings and intrathoracic muscle transposition	Technical (un-sutured bronchial openings)	17^th

RUL, right upper lobectomy.