RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Dyspnoea after pneumonectomy
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 243
OP 245
VO 4
IS 2
A1 Smeenk, FW
A1 Twisk, SP
A1 Berreklouw, E
A1 Gooszen, HC
A1 Postmus, PE
YR 1991
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/4/2/243.abstract
AB We report the case of a 61 yr old male, who developed a severe right-to-left shunt through a patent foramen ovale, in the absence of elevated right-sided heart pressures, two months after a left-sided pneumonectomy. This is considered to be a rare complication after pneumonectomy. However, taking into account the approximately 20% incidence of patent foramen ovale in the general population, we suggest that right-to-left shunting through an unsuspected foramen ovale or atrial septum defect should always be considered as a possible cause of otherwise unexplained hypoxaemia.