title: Treatment of left pneumonectomy syndrome with an expandable endobronchial prosthesis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine/Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia 19140, USA.
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Cordova
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Travaline
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Ball
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lippmann
mesh_terms: 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