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Pleuroperitoneal shunt for pneumonectomy cavity malignant effusion

A R Pope1, J H Joseph

  • 1Pulmonary Division, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, NJ.

Chest
|September 1, 1989
PubMed
Summary

Delayed mediastinal shift after pneumonectomy can cause severe shortness of breath. A malignant effusion led to this shift and respiratory distress in one patient, requiring a pleuroperitoneal shunt for relief.

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