Surgical correction of postpneumonectomy syndrome by intrapleural expandable prosthesis in a child.
We report a case of postpneumonectomy syndrome in a 10-year-old boy operated on for right-sided destroyed lung 1 year previously. The treatment involved the insertion of saline-filled expandable prosthesis in the postpneumonectomy cavity. A favorable outcome was observed. We think that an intrapleural inflatable prosthesis has several advantages for postpneumonectomy syndrome seen in childhood.
Ozcelik
Cemal
C
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Dicle University School of Medicine, 21280 Diyarbakir, Turkey. cozcelik@dicle.edu.tr
Onat
Serdar
S
Askar
Ibrahim
I
Topal
Ender
E