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KMID : 0364020150480030217
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Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2015 Volume.48 No. 3 p.217 ~ p.219
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Surgical Treatment of Postpneumonectomy Syndrome with Tissue Expanders in Children
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Jung Hee-Suk
Suh Jee-Won
Kim Tae-Hoon
Lee Chang-Young
Chung Kyung-Young
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Abstract
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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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KEYWORD
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Pneumonectomy, Tissue expansion devices, Esophageal atresia
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