Bronchial stenting and high-frequency percussive ventilation treatment of descending aortic aneurysm-induced atelectasis of the left lung.

Heringlake, Matthias; Schumacher, Jan; Sedemund-Adib, Beate; Bahlmann, Ludger; Eleftheriadis, Sawas; Sievers, Hans-Hinrich; Dalhoff, Klaus; Schmucker, Peter · Anesth Analg · 2002

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

This case report shows that atelectasis of the left lung-induced by extrinsic compression of the left main bronchus by an aortic aneurysm and persisting despite aggressive conservative treatment-may be effectively treated by bronchial stenting and high-frequency percussive ventilation.

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