Bronchial Obstruction Caused by a Dilated Pulmonary Artery.
| Autor: | Sandhu G; Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Northwell Health, Staten Island, USA., Sharma D; Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Northwell Health, Staten Island, USA., Rajdev K; Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, USA., Habib S; Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Northwell Health, Staten Island, USA., El-Sayegh D; Pulmonary Critical Care, Staten Island University Hospital, Northwell Health, Staten Island, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2019 Aug 09; Vol. 11 (8), pp. e5354. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Aug 09. |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.5354 |
| Abstrakt: | Airway obstruction from an enlarged pulmonary artery (PA) is not a common occurrence. We present a rare case of respiratory failure secondary to right bronchus obstruction from a dilated right PA. A 54-year-old male with a known history of pulmonary hypertension (PH) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) presented with worsening dyspnea. He was found to have collapse of his right middle and lower lobes. Intubation was required for respiratory failure. To our knowledge, this is the first case to be reported in the literature where PH caused PA dilatation to such a degree as to cause bronchial obstruction and subsequent lobar collapse. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2019, Sandhu et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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