Lower Lobe Collapse Due to Pleural Effusion
| Autor: | Gary K. Griffin, Michael R. Paling |
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| Rok vydání: | 1985 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Pulmonary Atelectasis Pleural effusion Hilum (biology) Atelectasis medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Lung Collapse (medical) Aged business.industry Anatomy Middle Aged medicine.disease Lobe Pleural Effusion Lower lobe medicine.anatomical_structure Effusion Female medicine.symptom Tomography X-Ray Computed business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 9:1079-1083 |
| ISSN: | 0363-8715 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/00004728-198511000-00014 |
| Popis: | In the presence of a pleural effusion, volume loss is seen in the adjacent lung, primarily in the lower lobe. With a modest effusion a compliant lower lobe may show displacement and generalized volume loss without focal atelectasis, but more commonly segmental atelectasis does occur, typically in the posterior basal segment. Large effusions result in a major degree of lower lobe collapse. The collapsed lobe tends to be uplifted by the fluid and compressed toward the hilum with consequent stretching and attenuation of the inferior pulmonary ligament, rather than collapsing posteriorly and medially. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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