Right upper lobe torsion following middle lobectomy

a rare complication

Khalil, Mohammed W
de Hoest, Matthew
Loubani, Mahmoud

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, UK

Mohammed W Khalil, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham HU16 5NR, UK. Email: [email protected]

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals 21(6):p 739-740, December 2013. | DOI: 10.1177/0218492312469518

Middle lobe torsion is a known complication of right upper or lower lobectomy, whereas torsion of the upper or lower lobe is extremely rare. We report our experience with torsion of the right upper lobe following a middle lobectomy in a 74-year-old man with non-small-cell lung cancer.