Diagnostic Pitfall of Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome Caused by Atrial Septal Defect after Right Pneumonectomy

We describe a case of platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) due to atrial septal defect (ASD) occurring in the early postoperative course of a right pneumonectomy. Deformation of the atrial septum after right pneumonectomy deviates the blood from the inferior vena cava to ASD during the sitting posit...

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Main Authors: Y. Bohren, M. Lopez, N. Santelmo, J. Ristorto, P. Billaud, M. Canuet, P. M. Mertes, O. Collange
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Critical Care
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4257185