Postpneumonectomy-Like Syndrome in the Destroyed Lung.
- Author:
Seung Hoon LEE
1
;
Yong Soo CHOI
;
Kwhanmien KIM
;
Young Mog SHIM
;
Jhingook KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jkim@smc.samsung.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Postpneumonectomy syndrome;
Pulmonary tuberculosis;
Complication;
Tuberculsosis
- MeSH:
Aorta, Thoracic;
Dyspnea;
Fibrosis;
Lung*;
Pneumonectomy;
Tissue Expansion Devices;
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2003;36(9):703-706
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
