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Robotic-assisted Left Pneumonectomy For Vanishing Lung Syndrome
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Intrathoracic saline-filled prosthesis to treat postpneumonectomy syndrome
Nagarajan Muthialu1, Neil Bulstrode2, Martin J Elliott3
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK prathinaga@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Postpneumonectomy syndrome is a rare complication following pneumonectomy with its related change in mediastinal configuration. Symptoms range from airway obstruction to esophageal symptoms, leading at times to a persistent requirement for respiratory support. Surgery is often beneficial, which is in the form of placement of a prosthesis, with variable results. We report 2 cases of postpneumonectomy syndrome: one with successful relief, and the other in which the saline-filled prosthesis failed to achieve the desired result.
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