Recurrent Lobar Torsion

Hassan Alghamdi

Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada..

DOI: 10.4236/ojts.2013.34021                

Abstract

We report a first case of 180° left upper lobe lung torsion followed by a 90° lobar torsion in the same lobe after a left lower lobectomy.

Keywords

Complication; Lobar; Left Upper Lobe; Recurrent; Torsion

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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