Postpneumonectomy pulmonary edema.
The adult respiratory distress syndrome seen after pneumonectomy is an uncommon but usually lethal complication. Its etiology remains unknown, although several factors such as fluid overload, endothelial damage, lymphatic interruption, and hyperinflation are thought to be involved in its pathogenesis.
Deslauriers
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Department of Surgery, Laval University, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada.
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Grégoire
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D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012307:Risk Factors