MANAGEMENT OF POSTPNEUMONECTOMY SYNDROME BY INTRAPLEURAL INJECTION OFSULFUR-HEXAFLUORIDE

Authors
UYAMA T MONDEN Y SAKIYAMA S FUKUMOTO T SUMITOMO M HARADA K
Citation
T. Uyama et al., MANAGEMENT OF POSTPNEUMONECTOMY SYNDROME BY INTRAPLEURAL INJECTION OFSULFUR-HEXAFLUORIDE, Scandinavian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 27(3-4), 1993, pp. 179-181
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Scandinavian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00365580
Volume
27
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
179 - 181
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-5580(1993)27:3-4<179:MOPSBI>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Left postpneumonectomy syndrome was managed by injection of sulfur hex afluoride (SF6) into the pleural space. This measure permitted irradia tion of a contralateral, second primary lung cancer without resulting pulmonary fibrosis. Such use of SF6 may be an option for prophylaxis a gainst postpneumonectomy syndrome.