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1555444

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-5-6
pubmed:abstractText
The postpneumonectomy syndrome is a rare complication occurring after right pneumonectomy and is seen mainly after pneumonectomy in childhood. The presenting symptoms are dyspnea, stridor, and recurrent pulmonary infections. The syndrome is caused by the shifting and rotation of the heart and mediastinum into the right hemithorax, and anterior herniation of the left lung. This causes tortuosity and stretching of the trachea and compression of the left main bronchus and left lower lobe bronchus, eventually resulting in secondary tracheobronchomalacia. This report reviews two cases of postpneumonectomy syndrome following pneumonectomy in adulthood. After implantation of an expandable prosthesis, an anatomic correction of the shifted mediastinum was achieved, which in both cases resulted in instantaneous and sustained relief.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0012-3692
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
101
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1167-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Postpneumonectomy syndrome in adulthood. Surgical correction using an expandable prosthesis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pulmonology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports