Deutsch M A, Martetschlaeger F, Muenzel D, D'Haese J G, Krane M, Bauernschmitt R, Lange R, Bumm R
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Center, Munich, Germany.
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Feb;59(1):60-2. doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1250202. Epub 2011 Jan 17.
We report here on an unusual late postoperative presentation of extreme post-pneumonectomy dextrocardia and spontaneous contralateral pneumothorax presenting as late complications occurring approximately 2 years after right-sided pneumonectomy. Computed tomography is the diagnostic modality of choice to obtain information on anatomical changes within the post-pneumonectomy space. Knowledge of the spectrum of cardiopulmonary, pleural, and other complications after lung resection is important to properly manage complications in post-pneumonectomy patients.