Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome after pulmonary wedge resection in a patient with severe scoliosis

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2020 May 1;30(5):790-791. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivaa003.

Abstract

Platypnea-orthodeoxia is a rare syndrome characterized by dyspnoea and arterial desaturation, exacerbated by an upright position and relieved when the subject is recumbent. We report on a unique case of a patient with severe scoliosis who presented with several episodes of arterial desaturation after right pulmonary wedge resection.

Keywords: Lung wedge resection; Platypnea–orthodeoxia syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Dyspnea / diagnosis
  • Dyspnea / etiology*
  • Female
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent / complications
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent / diagnosis
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Hypoxia
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology*
  • Posture
  • Pulmonary Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
  • Scoliosis / complications*
  • Syndrome