Treatment of postpneumonectomy syndrome with tissue expanders: the Great Ormond Street Hospital experience.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Postpneumonectomy syndrome (PPS) is a rare syndrome whereby the airway and oesophagus become obstructed due to extreme rotation of the mediastinum after pneumonectomy. Our treatment of this condition involved mediastinal repositioning and placement of a saline filled tissue expander into the pleural space. This has not been reported in the plastic surgical literature and we describe technical difficulties and how they were overcome.
Medical subject headings
- Airway Obstruction
- Esophageal Diseases
- Pneumonectomy
- Prosthesis Implantation
- Tissue Expansion Devices