Don't underestimate it.
When the mediastinum shifts severely, it can lead to the surrounding structures pressing on the healthy side's bronchus.
If the patient is young, in their twenties or thirties, since the bronchial walls are soft, they may narrow and deform under pressure. At this point, airway obstruction followed by difficulty in breathing may occur.
Experienced doctors often refer to this phenomenon as post-pneumonectomy syndrome.
There's another interesting observation: this syndrome is more common after right-side pneumonectomy.
If this situation arises, it's akin to curing one ailment but creating a new one in the process.
At this point, due to the patient's difficulty in breathing, the ideal solution is to place a stent within the compressed and deformed bronchus.
