Oesophagectomy in a pneumonectomized patient: a case report

Introduction: Oesophagectomy in pneumonectomized patients has rarely been reported. To our knowledge, not more than two cases have been reported in the literature. We report a case of transhiataloesophagectomy (THE) in a man with a history of left pneumonectomy. Presentation: A 77-year-old pneumonectomized man with grade 3-4 dysphagia presented with tissue diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the oesophagus. Discussion: Oesophagectomy and lung resection is not a common occurrence and even much more uncommon is oesophageal cancer in pneumonectomized patients. There is not much experiences in this regard. Considering that pneumonectomy may be on the right or left and oesophagectomy can be minimally invasive, open or transhiatal, there is no single confirmed outline or surgical approach for doing oesophagectomy in pneumonectomized patients. We present THE in a left pneumonectomized patient. Conclusion: THE is an acceptable choice especially in left pneumonectomized patients.