Open AccessAspiration-related organizing pneumonia complicating laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: A lung cancer mimicker
Author(s) -
Ahmed A. Aljohaney,
Amr M. Ajlan,
Fahad Alghamdi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.182902
Subject(s) - medicine , aspiration pneumonia , pneumonia , lung cancer , lung , biopsy , surgery , pulmonary aspiration , radiology , radiological weapon , cancer , general surgery , pathology
There are several described pulmonary complications due to laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. We report a rare case of a 32-year-old male who presented with pulmonary symptoms and a solitary lung mass 12 years after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. A bronchoscopic lung biopsy showed organizing pneumonia that was induced by aspiration pneumonia. The atypical radiological appearance of the aspiration pneumonia may pose a diagnostic challenge, and clinicians' awareness regarding such an entity is needed to avoid unnecessary intervention.