Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome: a rare complication after right pneumonectomy.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.01.047.
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Abstract
Platypnea is characterized by breathlessness in the upright position. Orthodeoxia is defined by arterial desaturation on standing. Herein we describe a case of platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome in a patient who underwent a right pneumonectomy for adenocarcinoma of the lung. Closure of a patent foramen ovale, causing a right-to-left shunt, with an Amplatzer device, produced immediate symptomatic relief.
Medical subject headings
- Foramen Ovale, Patent
- Lung Neoplasms
- Pneumonectomy