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Surgical correction of postpneumonectomy syndrome by intrapleural expandable prosthesis in a child

^a Department of Thoracic Surgery, Dicle University School of Medicine, 21280 Diyarbakir, Turkey
^b Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dicle University School of Medicine, 21280 Diyarbakir, Turkey
^c Diyarbakir State Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, 21280 Diyarbakir, Turkey

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We report a case of postpneumonectomy syndrome in a 10-year-old boy operated on for right-sided destroyed lung 1 year previously. The treatment involved the insertion of saline-filled expandable prosthesis in the postpneumonectomy cavity. A favorable outcome was observed. We think that an intrapleural inflatable prosthesis has several advantages for postpneumonectomy syndrome seen in childhood.

Key Words: Postpneumonectomy syndrome; Childhood; Intra