Postpneumonectomy-Like Syndrome in the Destroyed Lung / 대한흉부외과학회지
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
;
: 703-706, 2003.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-80516
ABSTRACT
Postpneumonectomy syndrome is a rare condition characterized by dyspnea due to an extreme mediastinal shift and bronchial compression of the residual lung after a right pneumonectomy or a left pneumonectomy with the right aortic arch. Severe fibrosis of the lung such as tuberculsosis (TB) - destroyed lung can cause similar clinical features in the absence of pneumonectomy. We report a unique case of postpneumonectomy syndrome without pneumonectomy, which was successfully treated with pneumonectomy and mediastinal repositioning with tissue expanders.
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Main subject:
Aorta, Thoracic
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Pneumonectomy
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
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Fibrosis
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Tissue Expansion Devices
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Dyspnea
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Lung
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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