TY - JOUR T1 - Postoperative lobar torsion and gangrene. JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 501 LP - 504 DO - 10.1136/thx.32.4.501 VL - 32 IS - 4 AU - M V Kelly, 2nd AU - E R Kyger AU - W C Miller Y1 - 1977/08/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/32/4/501.abstract N2 - Following left upper lobectomy for a pulmonary nodule, complete 180-degree torsion of the left lower lobe with haemorrhagic infarction occurred. Despite re-exploration within 24 hours of the initial procedure the patient died. Postoperative torsion requires early diagnosis and resection of the gangrenous tissue. ER -