Surgery for lung cancer: postoperative changes and complications—what the Radiologist needs to know
Julien Burel, Mathias El Ayoubi, Jean‐Marc Baste, Matthieu Garnier, François Montagne, Jean‐Nicolas Dacher, Matthieu Demeyere
Abstract
Imaging findings after thoracic surgery can be misleading. Knowledge of the normal post-operative anatomy helps the radiologist to recognise life-threatening complications and conversely not to wrongly evoke a complication in cases of trivial post-operative abnormalities. In this educational article, we reviewed the expected patterns after thoracic surgery including sublobar resection, lobectomy, pneumonectomy and related techniques. Imaging aspects of frequent and less common complications and their typical imaging features are then presented.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineNeuroradiologyInterventional radiologyPneumonectomyLung cancerCardiothoracic surgeryComplicationRadiologySurgeryLung cancer surgeryGeneral surgeryNeurologyPathologyPsychiatryLung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentPleural and Pulmonary DiseasesCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies