Torsion of right middle lobe after a right upper lobectomy.
Lobar torsion after lung resection is a quite rare complication. A 50-year-old woman presented typical features on chest radiographs and CT(computed tomography) scan of lobar torsion after a right upper lobectomy. After emergency lobectomy of right middle lobe, the patient recovered well and discharged 10 days after the second operation.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan. musclenet2003@yahoo.com.tw
Chih-Hao
CH
Chen
Tzu-Ti
TT
Hung
Tung-Ying
TY
Chen
Hung-Chang
HC
Liu
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000209:etiology*