Right pneumonectomy syndrome: report of two cases.
We report herein the cases of two infants who developed right pneumonectomy syndrome, both of whom were born with gross C-type esophageal atresia (EA/TEF), and a hypoplastic right lung arising from the lower esophagus, being a bronchopulmonary foregut malformation (BPFM). Appropriate and well-timed treatments for a variety of sequelae primarily caused by the mediastinal shift must be considered after right pneumonectomy in early childhood.
Matsumoto
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Division of Pediatric Surgery, Iwaki Kyoritsu General Hospital, Japan.
Ohi
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Hayashi
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Y
Chiba
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D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities*; D004933:Esophageal Atresia / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*