title: Postpneumonectomy syndrome and pre-existing thoracic scoliosis.
abstract: We report a case of postpneumonectomy syndrome in a 75-year-old man operated on for right lung cancer 18 months previously. The patient had a pre-existing severe thoracic scoliosis. Treatment involved positioning of an expandable silastic prosthesis in the postpneumonectomy cavity. A favorable outcome was observed. We think that a pre-existing scoliosis could be considered as a potentially predisposing factor to the development of the syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Unitè de Chirurgie Thoracique, AP-HP, Hôtel-Dieu, 1 Place du Parvis Nôtre-Dame, 75181 Paris Cedex 04, France.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bobbio
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alifano
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Magdeleinat
authors.forename: Jean François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Regnard
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D001980:Bronchi; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000150:complications*; D013577:Syndrome; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed