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.
- Author:
Heredia Richard C.
;
Limlingan Emmanuel C.
;
Magboo Vincent Peter C.
- Publication Type:Journal Article, Original
- MeSH: Human; Female; Child; Pneumonectomy; Pleural Cavity; Lung; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary; Pleura; Perfusion Imaging; Hernia
- From: The Philippine Journal of Nuclear Medicine 2016;11(1):26-30
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
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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.