title: Massive cerebral infarction after completion pneumonectomy for pulmonary torsion.
abstract: A case of lower lobe torsion after left upper lobectomy is reported which was complicated by a cerebral infarction after completion pneumonectomy. Results of a small survey in Flanders revealed two additional cases of pulmonary torsion after lobectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hendriks
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van Schil
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: De Backer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hauben
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vanmaele
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Van Marck
mesh_terms: D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014102:Torsion Abnormality