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Case Reports
. 2014 Jun;2(1):43-5.
doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1361834. Epub 2014 Jan 16.

Pulmonary torsion as an atypical complication of congenital esophageal atresia repair-a case report and review of literature

Maria Koziarkiewicz  1 , Anna Taczalska  1 , Anna Piaseczna-Piotrowska  1
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Case Reports

Pulmonary torsion as an atypical complication of congenital esophageal atresia repair-a case report and review of literature

Maria Koziarkiewicz et al. European J Pediatr Surg Rep. 2014 Jun.

Abstract

Pulmonary torsion is a severe, life-threatening event, rarely occurring in children. We present a case of atypical postoperative complication of esophageal atresia repair in the form of pulmonary torsion comprising the middle lobe of the right lung. Clinical deterioration in the face of normal arterial blood gases should rise a high index of suspicion for pulmonary torsion. Early diagnosis is crucial, treatment is surgical, detorsion if possible, or if the lobe is not viable-resection.

Keywords: esophageal atresia; postoperative complication; pulmonary torsion.

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Chest X-ray, fifth postoperative day.
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Computed tomography of the chest, sixth postoperative day.
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Bronchography, sixth postoperative day.
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