Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2003 Sep;36(9):703-706.
Postpneumonectomy-Like Syndrome in the Destroyed Lung
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jkim@smc.samsung.co.kr
Abstract
- Postpneumonectomy syndrome is a rare condition characterized by dyspnea due to an extreme mediastinal shift and bronchial compression of the residual lung after a right pneumonectomy or a left pneumonectomy with the right aortic arch. Severe fibrosis of the lung such as tuberculsosis (TB) - destroyed lung can cause similar clinical features in the absence of pneumonectomy. We report a unique case of postpneumonectomy syndrome without pneumonectomy, which was successfully treated with pneumonectomy and mediastinal repositioning with tissue expanders.
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