Open AccessSíndrome postneumonectomía derecha: informe de un caso
Author(s) -
Germán Bonetto,
María del Valle Centeno,
Hugo Botto,
Jorge Barreta,
Marcelo Barrenechea,
Jorge S. Sasbón
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
archivos argentinos de pediatría
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1668-3501
pISSN - 0325-0075
DOI - 10.5546/aap.2012.e114
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonectomy , respiratory distress , airway obstruction , airway , surgery , mediastinal shift , respiratory failure , mechanical ventilation , anesthesia , lung
Postpneumonectomy syndrome is a rare entity in children. We report a case secondary to pneumonectomy performed due to an intrathoracic tumor. A 4-year-old boy with a history of right pneumonectomy and progressive respiratory distress, with extrinsic airway obstruction due to displaced mediastinal structures. There were failure to intubate the airway with endoluminal devices and impossibility of withdrawing from mechanical ventilation. As mediastinal repositioning was not possible, an aortic bypass with a prosthetic tube graft was performed, with favorable outcome and hospital discharge.