Surgical Treatment of Postpneumonectomy Syndrome with Tissue Expanders in Children

Postpneumonectomy syndrome (PPS) is a rare late complication of pneumonectomy. It occurs more often in children than in adults, and is characterized by respiratory failure resulting from bronchial compression caused by severe mediastinal shift. Various methods have been used to treat PPS, including...

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Autores principales: Jung, Hee Suk, Suh, Jee Won, Kim, Tae Hoon, Lee, Chang Young, Chung, Kyung Young
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4463230/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26078932
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2015.48.3.217
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Sumario:Postpneumonectomy syndrome (PPS) is a rare late complication of pneumonectomy. It occurs more often in children than in adults, and is characterized by respiratory failure resulting from bronchial compression caused by severe mediastinal shift. Various methods have been used to treat PPS, including aortopexy and the insertion of plastic balls, silastic implants, and saline-filled breast prostheses. We describe two cases of PPS corrected with tissue expanders after right pneumonectomy in patients with esophageal atresia.

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