Postoperative lobar torsion and gangrene.
Following left upper lobectomy for a pulmonary nodule, complete 180-degree torsion of the left lower lobe with haemorrhagic infarction occurred. Despite re-exploration within 24 hours of the initial procedure the patient died. Postoperative torsion requires early diagnosis and resection of the gangrenous tissue.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000209:etiology