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Improved expandable prosthesis in postpneumonectomy syndrome with deformed thorax  Yoshio Tsunezuka, MD, Hideo Sato, MD, Shun-ichi Watanabe, MD, Masaya.

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1 Improved expandable prosthesis in postpneumonectomy syndrome with deformed thorax 
Yoshio Tsunezuka, MD, Hideo Sato, MD, Shun-ichi Watanabe, MD, Masaya Tamura, MD, Makoto Tsubota, MD, Masahiro Seki, MD  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 116, Issue 3, Pages (September 1998) DOI: /S (98) Copyright © 1998 Mosby, Inc. Terms and Conditions

2 Fig. 1 Computed tomography of the chest after right pneumonectomy: Before (top) and after (bottom) implantation of the prosthesis. Before operation, there is marked mediastinal shift, counterclockwise rotation, and herniation of the left lung. After implantation, the mediastinum was recentered with a prosthesis filled with saline solution. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /S (98) ) Copyright © 1998 Mosby, Inc. Terms and Conditions

3 Fig. 2 Photograph of the new expandable prosthesis: P, silicone bag prosthesis; B, tube and connector; A, reservoir dome (injection port). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /S (98) ) Copyright © 1998 Mosby, Inc. Terms and Conditions


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