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.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Dicle University School of Medicine, 21280 Diyarbakir, Turkey. cozcelik@dicle.edu.tr
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Ozcelik
Serdar
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Onat
Ibrahim
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Askar
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