Torsion of right middle lobe after a right upper lobectomy

doi:10.1186/1749-8090-4-16

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Volume 4

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Torsion of right middle lobe after a right upper lobectomy

Chih-Hao Chen¹ , Tzu-Ti Hung¹ , Tung-Ying Chen² and Hung-Chang Liu¹

¹Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan

²Department of Pathology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009, 4:16doi:10.1186/1749-8090-4-16


Published:	16 April 2009

Abstract

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.