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01-09-2009 | Case Report

Right middle lobe torsion: evaluation with CT angiography

Authors: M. C. Niekel, A. D. Horsch, M. v.d. Ven, M. M. P. J. Reijnen, F. B. Joosten

Published in: Emergency Radiology | Issue 5/2009

Abstract

A case of right middle lobe torsion occurring after a right upper lobectomy is described. HR-CT angiography was successful in identifying the obstructed right middle lobe bronchus and the avascular nature of the infected and displaced right middle lobe. This detailed information, obtainable from present day multislice HR-CT scanners with the right CT protocols, seems to diminish the need for further confirmation by other methods.

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Title: Right middle lobe torsion: evaluation with CT angiography
Authors: M. C. Niekel
A. D. Horsch
M. v.d. Ven
M. M. P. J. Reijnen
F. B. Joosten
Publication date: 01-09-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Emergency Radiology / Issue 5/2009
Print ISSN: 1070-3004
Electronic ISSN: 1438-1435
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-008-0774-6

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Right middle lobe torsion: evaluation with CT angiography

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