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Nitinol stent insertion for post-pneumonectomy syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Michael S. Harney ,
Peter D. Lacy ,
Shane O’Neill  and
Michael Walsh
Michael S. Harney
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Peter D. Lacy
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Shane O’Neill
Affiliation:
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Michael Walsh
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Abstract

Post-pneumonectomy syndrome is an unusual condition, that can occur a variable period of time after a patient has had a pneumonectomy. Management of this syndrome has been described using a number of different techniques, often with considerable mortality. We present a case report where this condition was treated successfully by insertion of an expandable Nitinol stent. This is the first time this technique has been described to treat this condition, and we feel it may be the procedure of choice in managing these patients.

Keywords

PneumonectomyStentsRespiratory Function Tests
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 11 , November 2001 , pp. 938 - 939
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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