Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Oct;110(4):e275-e277. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.03.021. Epub 2020 Apr 11.
We describe a case of a 16-year-old patient who underwent right pneumonectomy for pulmonary vein atresia and developed postpneumonectomy syndrome. She had an 800-cm saline-filled silicone tissue expander placed in the right hemithorax with resolution of her postpneumonectomy syndrome. However, 2 years later, she developed fevers, night sweats, and arthralgias. Her medical workup was negative for vasculitis, inflammatory bowel disease, and infectious etiologies. She underwent tissue expander removal, resulting in resolution of her symptoms. This report describes a case of an inflammatory state created by a tissue expander placed for postpneumonectomy syndrome.
我们描述了一例 16 岁患者，因肺静脉闭锁而行右全肺切除术，并发生了全肺切除后综合征。她在右侧胸腔内放置了一个 800 厘米生理盐水填充的硅胶组织扩张器，全肺切除后综合征得到缓解。然而，2 年后，她出现发热、盗汗和关节痛。她的医学检查结果排除了血管炎、炎症性肠病和感染性病因。她接受了组织扩张器取出术，症状得到缓解。本报告描述了一例因放置用于全肺切除后综合征的组织扩张器而引起的炎症状态。
