Correction of postpneumonectomy syndrome using a custom implant
McRae MC, Detterbeck FC, Narayan D. Correction of postpneumonectomy syndrome using a custom implant. BMJ Case Reports 2011, 2011: bcr1120103523. PMID: 22700614, PMCID: PMC3079506, DOI: 10.1136/bcr.11.2010.3523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostpneumonectomy syndromeLeft main stem bronchusMarked mediastinal shiftFurther postoperative complicationsMain stem bronchusBronchial carcinoid tumorsSymptoms 4 monthsPostoperative complicationsMediastinal shiftRight pneumonectomyCarcinoid tumorsRecurrent infectionsSevere narrowingTumor recurrenceComplete resolutionSaline implantsStandard expanderBreast implantsSuperior implantThree timesPatientsRecurrenceSyndromeImplantsVertebral column