Reports of chest trauma from ancient, medieval, Renaissance, and even the modern eras
reflect both an appreciation for and a therapeutic frustration in caring for patients with chest …

Lung torsion is a very rare event that has been described after trauma, spontaneously, and
post–thoracic surgery, with only 8 cases reported in the pediatric literature. We present the …

BACKGROUND: Thrombus in the stump of the pulmonary vein (PV) is not a well-known
complication after lung resection, and it has the potential to cause embolism to vital organs …

Introduction Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction treatment with one-way valves is an
effective guideline treatment option for patients with severe emphysema. However, important …

Objective Lung torsion (LT) is a rare but life-threatening event. The objective of this study
was to systematically review the natural history and clinical outcome of LT in published …

Postoperativecareofthoracicsurgicalpatients isaveryimportantpart of patient recoveryand can
be very challenging. Pulmonary complications are responsible for significant numbers of …

With increasing use of thoracoscopic and minimally invasive surgery for lung resection,
thoracotomy is typically reserved for procedures that require a larger surgical field, such as …

Although bowel torsion is more commonly described in the medical literature, torsion can
affect various organs within the chest, abdomen, and pelvis, including the testes, ovaries …

Background The lobar torsion after lung surgery is a rare complication with an incidence of
0.09 to 0.4%. It may occur after twisting of the bronchovascular pedicle of the remaining lobe …

The imaging features of lung lobe torsion in 10 dogs (nine complete, one partial torsion)
acquired with a helical single‐slice computed tomography (CT) unit are described …