The "Raven Sign": A case of apical left lung herniation into the superior right hemithorax detected on 99mTc-MAA lung perfusion scintigraphy in a pediatric patient with pulmonary tuberculosis
The Philippine Journal of Nuclear Medicine
;
: 26-30, 2016.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-633546
ABSTRACT
Lung hernia is a rare finding described as the protrusion of lung tissue outside the pleural cavity. Lung perfusion scintigraphy is used for pre-operative assessment of high-risk patients prior to pneumonectomy This case report presents a case of an apical left lung hernia detected in a lung perfusion scan prior to elective pneumonectomy in a seven-year-old girl with pulmonary tuberculosis destroyed right lung and compensatory left lung hyperinflation.
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Main subject:
Pleura
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Pneumonectomy
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
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Pleural Cavity
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Perfusion Imaging
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Hernia
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Lung
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
The Philippine Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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