Unilateral pulmonary oedema of the contralateral lung following transaxillary sympathectomy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A previously healthy young male developed unilateral pulmonary oedema immediately after re-expansion of an intentionally collapsed lung after transaxillary sympathectomy. The pulmonary oedema was localised to the contralateral, uncollapsed lung.
Medical subject headings
- Postoperative Complications
- Pulmonary Edema
- Sympathectomy