title: Inability to ventilate after tube exchange postoperative to pneumonectomy.
abstract: We report a case of inability to ventilate a patient after completion of pneumonectomy, due to migrated tumor tissue to the contralateral side. This represents an unusual complication with a high mortality rate. We have managed to find the cause in time and were able to remove the obstructive tissue using bronchoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Michelangelolaan 2, 5623 EJ Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Verstraeten
authors.forename: A H M
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: van Straten
authors.forename: H H M
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Korsten
authors.forename: E W G
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: P L M L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Wielders
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Berreklouw