[Postoperative pulmonary torsion and hemorrhagic lung infarct--report of a case].
Lung or lobe torsion may occur after thoracic surgery, chest trauma, pneumothorax, pneumonia or even spontaneously. Lung infarction is a possible complication. The characteristic radiological signs on plain radiographs are opacification and/or displacement of lobes and hilus structures. CT-signs of haemorrhagic infarction are opacification and multiple punctate gas accumulations. The bronchus could be interrupted at the level of the torsion ("bronchus-cutoff").
Institut für Diagnostische Radiologie, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.
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D000368:Aged; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014102:Torsion Abnormality