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Lobe Torsion (lobe + torsion)

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Liver lobe torsion in rabbits

JOURNAL OF SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE, Issue 10 2009
Richard Saunders
No abstract is available for this article. [source]

Segmental lung lobe torsion in a 7-week-old Pug

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE, Issue 3 2006
MACVSc, Naomi L. Hansen BVSc
Abstract Case summary: A 7-week-old, intact female Pug was referred with an acute history of expiratory dyspnea, tachypnea, and pyrexia. Radiologic evaluation revealed bilateral pleural effusion and a poorly demarcated area of soft tissue opacity cranial to the heart. The presence of air bronchograms in the cranial lung lobes suggested alveolar parenchymal pathology consistent with pulmonary edema, congestion, or cellular infiltration. Exploratory thoracotomy revealed a segmental torsion of the left cranial lung lobe. The affected lobe was removed and the puppy recovered uneventfully. Unique information: Lung lobe torsion tends to occur more frequently in mature large breed dogs at a mean age of 3 years. The age, breed, and segmental nature of the torsion in the reported case are contrary to most of the previously documented cases of lung lobe torsion. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of lung lobe torsion in a 7-week-old dog. [source]

Lobar torsion following thoraco-abdominal oesophagogastrectomy

ANAESTHESIA, Issue 10 2009
V. Felmine
Summary Following thoraco-abdominal oesophagogastrectomy for an adenocarcinoma of the lower oesophagus, an 81-year-old female with no pre-existing respiratory disease could not be weaned from mechanical ventilation. Right upper and middle lobe torsion were found at thoracotomy on the 14th postoperative day. Both lobes were resected. The patient was discharged from hospital after several postoperative complications. Pulmonary torsion is a rare, potentially life-threatening complication of thoraco-abdominal oesophagogastrectomy. Differentiation from the more common postoesophagectomy pulmonary complications can be difficult. Early post-thoracotomy lung opacification, in the absence of the expected degree of hypoxaemia, should trigger a suspicion of pulmonary torsion. [source]