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Pulmonary embolism complicated with necrotic debris in the lung parenchyma, treated by right lower lobectomy: a case report

BACKGROUND: It is uncommon for aseptic necrosis to occur in the lung parenchyma as a result of acute pulmonary embolism, because of the dual blood supply of the lung. We report a case in which acute pulmonary embolism led to pulmonary infarction and progressive lung necrosis, requiring treatment wit...

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Autores principales: Watanabe, Hikaru, Kanauchi, Naoki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6326915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30627884
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40792-018-0561-x