Postpneumonectomy syndrome: another twist.
This report describes the clinical, radiographic, and surgical findings in a patient with a rare postoperative complication, the postpneumonectomy syndrome. To our knowledge, it is the first reported case of postpneumonectomy syndrome after left pneumonectomy in a patient with a left-sided aortic arch.
Boiselle
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PM
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA.
Shepard
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JA
McLoud
T C
TC
Grillo
H C
HC
Wright
C D
CD
D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed