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Pulmonary Lobar Torsion Following Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction with Endobronchial Valves: A Case Report

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MBMathieu BrancaleoneBCBenedetta CavazzuttiSPSophie Pirenne

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Overview

A case report reveals pulmonary lobar torsion after bronchoscopic lung volume reduction, suggesting awareness of this complication is crucial.

Key Points

  • This case report aims to discuss the occurrence of pulmonary lobar torsion following bronchoscopic lung volume reduction.
  • Descriptive case presentation of a 70-year-old woman with COPD
  • Performed EBV placement in the right upper lobe
  • Conducted imaging to assess postoperative complications
  • Underwent urgent thoracotomy and lobectomy due to torsion
  • Patient initially showed clinical improvement after EBV placement
  • Developed epigastric pain, haemoptysis, and respiratory distress 15 months post-treatment
  • Imaging indicated lobar torsion, leading to urgent surgical intervention
  • Histopathological findings confirmed ischemic necrosis associated with lobar torsion

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Brancaleone et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6975b36bfeba4585c2d6edcdhttps://doi.org/10.1159/000550582
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