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Tuberculous tracheobronchial stricture causing post-pneumonectomy-like syndrome corrected by insertion of a bespoke Dumon stent

^a Department of Thoracic Surgery, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
^b University of Leicester Medical School, Leicester, UK

*Corresponding author. Tel.: +852 2632 2629; fax: +852 2647 8273.

E-mail address: yimap{at}cuhk.edu.hk (A.P.C. Yim).

Post-pneumonectomy syndrome is a well-recognised but uncommon late complication of pneumonectomy. Usually occurring after right-sided surgery, the mediastinal contents are rotated and displaced into the right hemithorax, producing airways or oesophageal compression. We report a case in which the radiological features and symptoms of post-pneumonectomy syndrome appeared to be precipitated by the development of a complex tuberculous tracheobronchial stenosis that resolved after the insertion of a bespoke Dumon stent.

Key Words: Airway obstruction; Etiology; Therapy; Stents; Pneumonectomy; Postoperative complications