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16973775

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-9-15
pubmed:abstractText
Pneumonectomy is the treatment of choice for bronchogenic carcinoma and intractable end-stage lung diseases such as tuberculosis and bronchiectasis, but it is often followed by postoperative complications, which account for significant morbidity and mortality. Knowledge of the radiologic features of such complications is of critical importance for their early detection and prompt management. Complications of pneumonectomy are classified as early or late, depending on when they occur in relation to the hospitalization period. Early complications of pneumonectomy include pulmonary edema, bronchopleural fistula, pneumonia of the contralateral lung, empyema, and adult respiratory distress syndrome, which may occur separately or in combination. Late postpneumonectomy complications include recurrent disease, infection, effects of radiation therapy or chemotherapy, and surgical complications such as late-onset bronchopleural fistula, postpneumonectomy syndrome, and esophagopleural fistula. Sequential examinations with chest radiography after pneumonectomy are an invaluable method of screening for these complications, especially in the early postoperative period. When the radiographic findings are inconclusive, computed tomography is helpful for establishing a diagnosis and obtaining detailed information about the disease process.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1527-1323
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright RSNA, 2006.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1449-68
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Radiographic and CT findings of thoracic complications after pneumonectomy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1, Poong-nap-dong, Songpa-ku, Seoul 138-36, Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports