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Left lower lobe torsion following upper lobectomy-prompt recognition and treatment improve survival

Lobar torsion is a rare but life-threatening complication after lung resection. We report a case of left lower lobe torsion in 57-year-old women after upper lobectomy for underlying lung cancer. Definitive diagnosis of lung torsion was made at exploratory thoracotomy following abnormal chest radiogr...

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Autores principales: Alassar, Aiman, Marchbank, Adrian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4127478/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25113277
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rju078