Guillain-Barre syndrome after lung lobectomy: is there any relationship?
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.12.067.
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Abstract
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute inflammatory polyradiculopathy frequently triggered by infection. It has also been reported in some cases after surgical procedures. We describe the first case of GBS occurring 9 days after lung lobectomy for localized lung cancer and efficiently treated with intravenous immunoglobulins. The exact physiopathology of GBS after surgical procedures is unknown. An immune-mediated process and perioperative infection are the most accepted etiologic hypotheses.
Medical subject headings
- Guillain-Barre Syndrome
- Lung Neoplasms
- Pneumonectomy
- Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted