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Computed Tomography During Bronchoscopic Lung Splinting for Atelectasis.
- Source :
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The Annals of thoracic surgery [Ann Thorac Surg] 2021 Sep; Vol. 112 (3), pp. e189-e191. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jan 06. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- A 64-year-old man experienced persistent atelectasis of the right lung after right upper lobectomy. To simultaneously visualize the airways and lung parenchyma in real time, chest computed tomography was performed while pneumatically splinting the lung open via insufflation through the working channel of a bronchoscope. The bronchi were patent but peripheral consolidations within the remaining right lung were visualized, representative of pneumonia. The patient fully recovered with antimicrobial therapy. Computed tomography during bronchoscopic pneumatic lung splinting is an advanced diagnostic for the investigation of persistent atelectasis.<br /> (Copyright © 2021 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1552-6259
- Volume :
- 112
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Annals of thoracic surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33421394
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.10.069