Lung Abscess as Delayed Manifestation of Pulmonary Arterial Narrowing After Sleeve Resection.

Frenzen, Frederik S; Lesser, Thomas; Platzek, Ivan; Riede, Frank-Thomas; Kolditz, Martin · Ann Thorac Surg · 2017

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A patient who had undergone right upper bilobectomy because of a carcinoid experienced lung abscesses 17 months after operation. After recurrences, despite different antibiotic agents, dual-energy computed tomography showed subtotal stenosis of the right lower lobe pulmonary artery with marked pulmonary perfusion-reduction. Rare causes of lung-abscesses should be considered.

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