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ABSTRACT: Postpneumonectomy syndrome (PPS) is a rare, life-threatening complication characterized by dynamic airway obstruction due to mediastinal rotation at any time point following pneumonectomy. This can produce life-threatening respiratory and cardiovascular complications. We report a case who developed PPS following right pneumonectomy in a 55-year-old female patient with small cell carcinoma (SCC) right lung.
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Airway Obstruction , Lung Neoplasms , Pneumonectomy , Postoperative Complications , Small Cell Lung Carcinoma , Humans , Female , Pneumonectomy/adverse effects , Middle Aged , Lung Neoplasms/surgery , Postoperative Complications/etiology , Syndrome , Airway Obstruction/etiology , Airway Obstruction/surgery , Small Cell Lung Carcinoma/surgery , Small Cell Lung Carcinoma/complications , Carcinoma, Small Cell/surgery , Carcinoma, Small Cell/complications , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
Myocardial ischemia after arterial switch operation is most commonly associated with imperfect translocation of coronary arteries to the neoaorta. Early post-operative myocardial ischemia is the main cause of morbidity and mortality in these patients. We present a rare case of intra-operative myocardial ischemia after ASO, detected with transesophageal echocardiography before electrocardiography changes.