Massive cerebral infarction after completion pneumonectomy for pulmonary torsion.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A case of lower lobe torsion after left upper lobectomy is reported which was complicated by a cerebral infarction after completion pneumonectomy. Results of a small survey in Flanders revealed two additional cases of pulmonary torsion after lobectomy.
Medical subject headings
- Cerebral Infarction
- Lung Diseases
- Pneumonectomy
- Postoperative Complications