DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivae065 ISSN: 2753-670X

Contralateral pneumothorax with postpneumonectomy syndrome: Report of 18-year-old case

Takaya Sato, Kentaro Minegishi, Shunsuke Endo, Hiroyoshi Tsubochi

Abstract

We herein report a case of an 18-year-old male with left postpneumonectomy syndrome who underwent a bullectomy for right pneumothorax. The patient underwent a left pneumonectomy at the age of 1. At the age of 18, he developed right pneumothorax and radiological findings revealed apical bullae in the right pleural cavity extending into the left atrophic thoracic cavity beyond the upper mediastinum. The right thoracoscopic bullectomy was successful. Modifications of selective lobar ventilation during surgery and thoracoscope position were described.

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