Purpose Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a safe and effective minimally invasive treatment for pulmonary tumors. Patterns on chest computed tomography (CT) after RFA are classified into five types; however, the follow-up has not been fully described. The objectives of this study were to describe (1) CT pattern 3 years (2) its evolution over 7 years.Materials methods Lesions treated with between...

Probably no other diagnosis related to pulmonary disease has been abused as much as that of atelectasis. It is constantly being made where opacities are seen in roentgenograms of the chest in such situations as post-anesthetic states, barbiturate narcosis, chest wall injuries, prolonged rest in the supine position, poliomyelitis, bronchial asthma, pulmonary infections with retention of thick, t...

INTRODUCTION Quantitative computed tomography (qCT)-based assessment of total lung weight (Mlung) has the potential to differentiate atelectasis from consolidation and could thus provide valuable information for managing trauma patients fulfilling commonly used criteria for acute lung injury (ALI). We hypothesized that qCT would identify atelectasis as a frequent mimic of early posttraumatic AL...

insufficient control of post-thoracotomy pain can produce breathing dysfunction and long term staying in neonatal intensive care unit (nicu). it can increase the incidence of pulmonary complications such as atelectasis, pneumonia and respiratory failure. the aim of this study was to determine the analgesic effect of continuous extrapleural nerve block, using ropivacaine, in neonates younger tha...

Pulmonary complications including chest infections, atelectasis, pulmonary hypoplasia and ventilatory failure are the leading cause of death in the muscular dystrophies and atrophies. Ventilatory insufficiency is virtually inevitable in Duchenne muscular dystrophy and type 1 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), but more variable in limb-girdle, congenital, and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. ...

The prevalence of lung diseases caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is increasing worldwide. Unlike pulmonary tuberculosis, endobronchial NTM diseases are very rare with the majority of cases reported in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome. We reported a rare case of endobronchial Mycobacterium avium disease associated with lobar ...

A 26 week preterm infant ventilated for hyaline membrane disease developed severe pulmonary interstitial emphysema with extensive right sided bullous formation, mediastinal shift, and subsequent left sided atelectasis. A paediatric Swan-Ganz catheter was used for selective bronchial occlusion with dramatic improvement in the infant's clinical condition and radiographic findings.

ho w t o cit e thi s article : bila n n , p oorshir i b.th e rol e o f ches t physiotherap y i n preventio n o f postextubatio n atelectasi s i n pediatri c patient s wit h neuromuscula r diseases . ira n j chil d neuro l. 2013 winte r; 7 (1) : 21-24 .   objective there are controversial findings in the literature on the effects of chest physiotherapy on postextubation lung collapse in pediatri...

BACKGROUND Ventilator-induced lung injury is a form of mechanical damage leading to a pulmonary inflammatory response related to the use of mechanical ventilation enhanced by the presence of atelectasis. One proposed mechanism of this injury is the repetitive opening and closing of collapsed alveoli and small airways within these atelectatic areas-a phenomenon called tidal recruitment. The pres...

chospasm and edema of the bronchial wall. The problem of plugs is compounded by the invariably present tachypnea, resulting in respiratory loss of fluids. Dehydration produces tenacious, inspissated plugs, which are difficult to remove via the cough mechanism. Messer et al,1° in a large autopsy series, reported a 97 percent incidence of abnormal bronchial contents (mucous, purulent exudate, or ...