Right pneumonectomy syndrome: Surgical correction with expandable implants
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A post-right pneumonectomy syndrome is described which manifests symptoms of exertional dyspnea and inspiratory stridor on rapid inspiration. These symptoms were associated with marked rightward and posterior deviation of the trachea, over-distention of the left lung with its herniation into the right side of the chest and kinking of the left lower lobe bronchus. At the time of surgery, the tra...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(94)70363-9