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Ann Thorac Surg 1982;33:28-31
© 1982 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Middle Lobe Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management

Presented at the Twenty-seventh Annual Meeting of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, White Sulphur Springs, WV, Nov 13–15, 1980.

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Ninety-eight patients with middle lobe syndrome were reviewed. There were 31 male and 67 female patients ranging in age from 4 to 80 years. The most common presenting symptoms were cough, dyspnea, fever, hemoptysis, and chest pain. Diagnostic studies included chest roentgenogram, bronchoscopy, and bronchography. Sixty-five patients had full recovery following intensive medical therapy. Thirty-one patients underwent surgical resection for persistent disease. There were five postoperative complications and 1 death in this series.

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