Pneumonectomy: Lung and visceral pleural resection
Treatment of
Lung cancer
Tuberculosis
Bronchiectasis
Extrapleural pneumonectomy: En block resection of lung, visceral and parietal pleura, hemidiaphragm, and pericardium
Intrapericardial pneumonectomy: Pneumonectomy with intrapericardial resection of tumor
Sleeve pneumonectomy: Central tumor resection; contralateral main bronchus anastomosed to trachea
IMAGING
General Features
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
Nuclear Medicine Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
Selected References
Alpert JB et al: Imaging the post-thoracotomy patient: anatomic changes and postoperative complications. Radiol Clin North Am. 52(1):85-103, 2014
Weder W et al: Carinal resection and sleeve pneumonectomy. Thorac Surg Clin. 24(1):77-83, 2014
Kim DJ et al: Long-term survival following pneumonectomy for non-small cell lung cancer: clinical implications for follow-up care. Chest. 132(1):178-84, 2007
Mehanna MJ et al: Cardiac herniation after right pneumonectomy: case report and review of the literature. J Thorac Imaging. 22(3):280-2, 2007
Chae EJ et al: Radiographic and CT findings of thoracic complications after pneumonectomy. Radiographics. 26(5):1449-68, 2006
Kim SY et al: Filling defect in a pulmonary arterial stump on CT after pneumonectomy: radiologic and clinical significance. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 185(4):985-8, 2005
Kwek BH et al: Postpneumonectomy Pulmonary Artery Stump Thrombosis: CT Features and Imaging Follow-up. Radiology. 2005
Kim EA et al: Radiographic and CT findings in complications following pulmonary resection. Radiographics. 22(1):67-86, 2002
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Intrapleural pneumonectomy
Definitions
Pneumonectomy: Lung and visceral pleural resection
Treatment of
Lung cancer
Tuberculosis
Bronchiectasis
Extrapleural pneumonectomy: En block resection of lung, visceral and parietal pleura, hemidiaphragm, and pericardium
Intrapericardial pneumonectomy: Pneumonectomy with intrapericardial resection of tumor
Sleeve pneumonectomy: Central tumor resection; contralateral main bronchus anastomosed to trachea
IMAGING
General Features
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
Nuclear Medicine Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
Selected References
Alpert JB et al: Imaging the post-thoracotomy patient: anatomic changes and postoperative complications. Radiol Clin North Am. 52(1):85-103, 2014
Weder W et al: Carinal resection and sleeve pneumonectomy. Thorac Surg Clin. 24(1):77-83, 2014
Kim DJ et al: Long-term survival following pneumonectomy for non-small cell lung cancer: clinical implications for follow-up care. Chest. 132(1):178-84, 2007
Mehanna MJ et al: Cardiac herniation after right pneumonectomy: case report and review of the literature. J Thorac Imaging. 22(3):280-2, 2007
Chae EJ et al: Radiographic and CT findings of thoracic complications after pneumonectomy. Radiographics. 26(5):1449-68, 2006
Kim SY et al: Filling defect in a pulmonary arterial stump on CT after pneumonectomy: radiologic and clinical significance. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 185(4):985-8, 2005
Kwek BH et al: Postpneumonectomy Pulmonary Artery Stump Thrombosis: CT Features and Imaging Follow-up. Radiology. 2005
Kim EA et al: Radiographic and CT findings in complications following pulmonary resection. Radiographics. 22(1):67-86, 2002
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