Journal of Chest Surgery

The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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Surgical Treatment of Postpneumonectomy Syndrome with Tissue Expanders in Children

  • Jung, Hee Suk (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Suh, Jee Won (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Tae Hoon (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Chang Young (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Chung, Kyung Young (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2014.07.29
  • Accepted : 2014.11.04
  • Published : 2015.06.05
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Abstract

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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