Dynamic Pulmonary Vein Stenosis After Left Pneumonectomy

JACC Case Rep. 2024 Feb 29;29(7):102284. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102284. eCollection 2024 Apr 3.

Abstract

Pulmonary vein stenosis might be caused by mediastinal migration into the vacated pleural space after pneumonectomy. In a patient complaining of worsening dyspnea in the left lateral decubitus position after left pneumonectomy, transthoracic echocardiography during different postures revealed pulmonary vein stenosis that worsened in the left lateral position.

Keywords: acquired pulmonary vein stenosis; postpneumonectomy syndrome; tricuspid regurgitation.

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  • Case Reports