03 March 2025
: Case report 
Recognizing and Managing Post-Lobectomy Lung Torsion: A Critical Case Report
Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease
Tinglv Fu BCEF 1, Ning Li ADEG 1*, Qing Geng ADE 1DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.945744
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e945744
Figure 2. Gross and microscopic images of the left lower lung specimen and the chest X-rays. (A) Representative image of gross specimen from the left lower lobectomy showing a color of black-brown-red, which indicated a severe pulmonary infarction. (B) Representative image of hematoxylin-eosin staining of the left lower lung specimen showing that the arteries, veins, and capillaries in the left lower lobe were dilated and congested, and the surrounding alveolar spaces were expanded and filled with a large number of red blood cells and some lymphocytes and neutrophils. (C) Chest X-ray result showing a normal imaging phenomenon on the tenth day after the left lower lobectomy. (D) The follow-up chest X-ray result showing that there were no complications 2 weeks after discharge.