Bilateral thoracotomy for horseshoe lung complicated with severe aspergilloma: a case report
Chihiro Kagohashi,
Yasuyuki Kurihara,
Mariko Hanafusa
et al.
Abstract:Background
Horseshoe lung is a rare congenital malformation in which the lung protrudes from the mediastinum to the other side. Owing to the high frequency of other fatal cardiovascular complications, it is often diagnosed in childhood and rarely unnoted until adulthood. We report a case of horseshoe lung in an older patient who underwent thoracotomy.
Case presentation
The patient was a 69-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (CO… Show more
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