Correction of postpneumonectomy syndrome after bronchopleural fistula

Correction of postpneumonectomy syndrome after bronchopleural fistula

Abstract Background Postpneumonectomy syndrome is a rare complication of pneumonectomy characterized by mediastinal shift toward the pneumonectomy cavity. Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is another infrequent complication causing infection of the pneumonectomy space. The combination of both complicatio...

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Main Authors: Max S. Yudovich, Eliza W. Beal, Desmond M. D’Souza, Susan D. Moffatt-Bruce, Robert E. Merritt, Peter J. Kneuertz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Postpneumonectomy syndrome
Bronchopleural fistula
Pneumonectomy complication
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-019-0897-8

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