Atelectasis due to bronchial compression by the vertebral column

The authors report the case of an 18-year-old woman with a multicore-minicore syndrome in acute respiratory distress. Initially, she was treated as having pneumonia, without a complete clinical response. Further investigation showed right lower lobe atelectasis associated with an extrinsic compressi...

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Published in:	The American journal of the medical sciences Vol. 327; no. 5; p. 272
Main Authors:	Borges, Marcos, Martinez, José A B, Delfino, Helton L A, Filho, João Terra
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-05-2004
Subjects:	Adolescent Female Humans Lung Diseases - physiopathology Lung Diseases - therapy Pulmonary Atelectasis - etiology Pulmonary Atelectasis - pathology Pulmonary Atelectasis - therapy Respiratory Insufficiency Scoliosis - complications Scoliosis - pathology Scoliosis - surgery Syndrome Thoracic Vertebrae - abnormalities Thoracic Vertebrae - pathology Thoracic Vertebrae - surgery
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Summary:	The authors report the case of an 18-year-old woman with a multicore-minicore syndrome in acute respiratory distress. Initially, she was treated as having pneumonia, without a complete clinical response. Further investigation showed right lower lobe atelectasis associated with an extrinsic compression of the right mainstem bronchus secondary to thoracic lordoscoliosis. Therapeutic interventions involved respiratory therapy, noninvasive ventilation, cephalic traction, and orthopedic surgery, leading to clinical and functional improvement.
ISSN:	0002-9629
DOI:	10.1097/00000441-200405000-00027