Postpneumonectomy-like syndrome after lobectomy: An exceptional situation.
Postpneumonectomy syndrome is a rare complication occurring after pneumonectomy. It is defined as extrinsic compression of a bronchus associated with a significant shift of the mediastinum. A man aged 45 years with history of C7 tetraparesis, presented with a postpneumonectomy-like syndrome 2 months after a right lower lobectomy. We performed a right pneumonectomy combined with implantation of 2 intrathoracic inflatable mammary implants. The patient remained asymptomatic after 6 months of follow-up. We believe this is the first reported case of a postpneumonectomy-like syndrome occurring after lobectomy.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Caen, Caen, France maxime_hdx@yahoo.fr.
Maxime
M
Heyndrickx
Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Caen, Caen, France.
Jean-Philippe
JP
Le Rochais
Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Caen, Caen, France.
Frédéric
F
Flais
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Hospital of Granville, Granville, France.
Yves
Y
Lemennais
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010243:Paralysis / Q000150:complications*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
Airway obstruction; mediastinum; pneumonectomy; prostheses and implants