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Use of silfenadil for treatment of respiratory distress after pneumonectomy for bronchogenic carcinoma

^a University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
^b Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Wisconsin, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, USA

*Corresponding author. Tel.: +1-608-2635215; fax: +1-608-2630547.

E-mail address: maloney{at}surgery.wisc.edu (J.D. Maloney).

Post-pneumonectomy respiratory failure is a devastating complication of resection for lung cancer. As proven therapy is limited, we successfully employed a novel medication silfenadil that has been effective in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension.

Key Words: Pneumonectomy; Respiratory failure; Lung cancer; Silfenadil