title: [Right postpneumonectomy syndrome: case report].
abstract: Postpneumonectomy syndrome is a rare entity in children. We report a case secondary to pneumonectomy performed due to an intrathoracic tumor. A 4-year-old boy with a history of right pneumonectomy and progressive respiratory distress, with extrinsic airway obstruction due to displaced mediastinal structures. There were failure to intubate the airway with endoluminal devices and impossibility of withdrawing from mechanical ventilation. As mediastinal repositioning was not possible, an aortic bypass with a prosthetic tube graft was performed, with favorable outcome and hospital discharge.
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Pediatría S.A.M.I.C. Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina. germanbonetto_@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Germán
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bonetto
authors.forename: Mónica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Centeno
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Botto
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barreta
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barrenechea
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sasbón
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006547:Hernia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013577:Syndrome