Treatment of left pneumonectomy syndrome with an expandable endobronchial prosthesis.
Postneumonectomy syndrome has only been described after a right pneumonectomy except in cases of congenital mediastinal anomalies or right-sided aortic arch. Placement of Silastic prostheses into the empty hemithorax is the preferred surgical treatment; however, other nonsurgical options exist. Herein, we report a case of left postpneumonectomy syndrome in an adult who was successfully treated with the placement of an endobronchial stent.
Cordova
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Department of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine/Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia 19140, USA.
Travaline
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JM
O'Brien
G M
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Ball
D S
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Lippmann
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D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D015607:Stents; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome