MANAGEMENT OF POSTPNEUMONECTOMY SYNDROME WITH A BRONCHOSCOPICALLY PLACED ENDOBRONCHIAL STENT

Postpneumonectomy syndrome is a rare complication of right pneumonecto my characterized by marked shift and counterclockwise rotation of the heart and mediastinum into the evacuated hemithorax. Typically the lef t primary bronchus is draped over the aorta or spine and is markedly c ompressed. We describe one patient with postpneumonectomy syndrome suc cessfully managed nonsurgically with a bronchoscopically placed Silast ic endobronchial stent.