Bakia Joyce-Manyi, Retera Jeroen M A M, van Ieperen Roland P, de Winter Robbert J, van der Niet Joël
Department of Surgery, Elisabeth-Tweesteden Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
Department of Pulmonology, Elisabeth-Tweesteden Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Aug;104(2):e181-e183. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.02.080.
A rare adverse event of a right-sided pneumectomy with an elevated hemidiaphragm is right-to-left shunting through a patent foramen ovale. In this case report we describe our experience with plication of the right hemidiaphragm with instantaneous hemodynamic results and pain relief, followed by secondary closure of the foramen ovale.