title: Pneumonectomy in infants and children: the use of a prosthesis to prevent mediastinal shift and its complications.
abstract: Twenty cases of pneumonectomy in infants and children performed over a 35-yr period have been reviewed. Pneumonectomy may be necessary for inflammatory, congenital, neoplastic, and traumatic conditions. The postoperative complications of progressive mediastinal shift can be minimized by the use of a pleural prosthesis.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000209:etiology; D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000209:etiology; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D013737:Testis
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers