Postpneumonectomy Syndrome Treatment: A Case Report.
- Author:
In Seok JANG
1
;
Jhin Gook KIM
;
Woo Ik CHANG
;
Kwhan Mien KIM
;
Young Mog SIM
;
Ho Joong KIM
;
Mi Kyung YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pneumonectomy;
Postoperative complication
- MeSH:
Aorta, Thoracic;
Dyspnea;
Humans;
Pneumonectomy;
Postoperative Complications
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1997;30(12):1254-1258
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Postpneumonectomy syndrome is a disease entity which arises after right pneumonectomy in left aortic arch and left pneumoncectomy in right aortic arch. This syndrome have a feature of severe mediastinal deviation and rotation, and induces severe respiratoy insufficiency. This syndrome is rare, but should be considered when pneumonectomized patient complaints who have severe dyspnea. In Samsung medical center, We report a sucessfully treated patient with postpneumonectomy syndrome, who had experienced right pneumonectomy at 1 years ago.
