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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · May 2015
Case ReportsPostpneumonectomy-like syndrome after lobectomy: An exceptional situation.
- Maxime Heyndrickx, Jean-Philippe Le Rochais, Frédéric Flais, and Yves Lemennais.
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Caen, Caen, France maxime_hdx@yahoo.fr.
- Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2015 May 1; 23 (4): 464-6.
AbstractPostpneumonectomy 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. © The Author(s) 2014 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav.
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