Right upper lobectomy in patients with anomaly of the right main bronchus
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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.
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1010-7940,1873-734X
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezr323