Filling Defect in a Pulmonary Arterial Stump on CT After Pneumonectomy: Radiologic and Clinical Significance

Abstract

A filling defect in the pulmonary arterial stump seen on CT after pneumonectomy is thought to be an in situ thrombus caused by stasis of blood flow and is not related to pulmonary embolism, tumor recurrence, or other complications after pneumonectomy.