Stratakos Grigoris, Vitsas Vlassis, Koufos Nikos, Zissis Charalambos, Emmanouil Philip, Koulouris Nikos
1st Respiratory Medicine Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2017 May 18;87(1):810. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2017.810.
The post-pneumonectomy syndrome is a rare complication consisting of rotation and herniation of the mediastinal structures, the remaining lung and the respective bronchi, into the contralateral hemithorax. This situation may produce symptomatic airway obstruction and varies in its presentation and severity. We describe one case of right and one of left pneumonectomy syndrome as well as one case of post-lobectomy syndrome. We review the literature on the pathophysiology, the clinical, radiological and bronchoscopic characteristics of this rare entity and discuss all available therapeutic alternatives.
肺切除术后综合征是一种罕见的并发症，由纵隔结构、剩余肺组织及相应支气管旋转并疝入对侧半胸组成。这种情况可能导致有症状的气道梗阻，其表现和严重程度各不相同。我们描述了一例右肺切除术后综合征、一例左肺切除术后综合征以及一例肺叶切除术后综合征的病例。我们回顾了关于这一罕见病症的病理生理学、临床、放射学及支气管镜特征的文献，并讨论了所有可用的治疗选择。
