Transcatheter closure of a patent foramen ovale prior to a pneumonectomy to prevent platypnea syndrome

Sergey Yalonetsky*, Allon Ben Nun, Yitzhak Shwartz, Avraham Lorber

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Abstract

An intracardiac shunt on an atrial level may be a cause of hypoxemia after lung surgery (platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome). This syndrome may be successfully treated by percutaneous or surgical shunt closure. We present the case of preoperative transcatheter closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) for the prevention of possible platypnea after a forthcoming right pneumonectomy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)622-624
Number of pages3
JournalEuropean Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery
Volume29
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cardiac catheterization
  • Hypoxia
  • Pneumonectomy
  • Septal defects
  • Shunts

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