Compression of the left main bronchus between a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm and an enlarged right pulmonary artery.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A man with chronic obstructive lung disease presented to the hospital with respiratory failure and a chest x-ray indicated complete radiopacity of the left hemithorax. An endobronchial malignancy was suspected, but unexpectedly left-main bronchial occlusion was found secondary to compression between a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm and an enlarged right pulmonary artery.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
- Bronchi
- Pulmonary Artery