• Diagn Interv Radiol · Sep 2008

    Case Reports

    Fallen lung sign: radiographic findings.

    • Recep Savaş and Hüdaver Alper.
    • Department of Radiology, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey. recep.savas@ege.edu.tr
    • Diagn Interv Radiol. 2008 Sep 1;14(3):120-1.

    AbstractThe term "fallen lung sign" refers to the collapsed lung in a dependent position, hanging on the hilum only by its vascular attachments. This is usually the result of the complete rupture of a bronchus. On chest radiograph, the diagnosis of bronchial tear is usually suspected with the persistence of a pneumothorax after chest tube insertion. An 8-year-old male patient had radiographic findings of persistence of right pneumothorax which was due to complete rupture of the right main bronchus, resulting in fallen lung.

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