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We report herein the cases of two infants who developed right pneumonectomy syndrome, both of whom were born with gross C-type esophageal atresia (EA/TEF), and a hypoplastic right lung arising from the lower esophagus, being a bronchopulmonary foregut malformation (BPFM). Appropriate and well-timed treatments for a variety of sequelae primarily caused by the mediastinal shift must be considered after right pneumonectomy in early childhood.
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Matsumoto, Y., Ohi, R., Hayashi, Y. et al. Right pneumonectomy syndrome: Report of two cases. Surg Today 25, 278–280 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00311543
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00311543