Causative factors, imaging findings, and CT course of round atelectasis

Azour, Lea; Billah, Tausif; Salvatore, Mary M.; Cham, Matthew D.; Mendelson, David S.; Eber, Corey; Jacobi, Adam

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2018.04.008

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“…13,14 CT examination is one of the effective methods for diagnosing atelectasis, which is characterized by the advantages of identifying the location of the disease and discovering the pathological changes of surrounding organs. 15 However, it is worth noting that CT examination fails to identify the etiology of atelectasis in patients to help them with timely and targeted treatment. 16 In the wake of the widespread application of painless electronic bronchoscopy technology in the diagnosis of atelectasis, more and more attention has been paid to the diagnostic characteristics and advantages of painless electronic bronchoscopy, which boasts a variety of advantages such as pain relief, improved compliance, shorter examination times, diminished injuries, reduced risk of intraoperative complications and increased positive examination rates.…”

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Analysis of diagnostic characteristics and clinical related factors of 70 patients with atelectasis by painless bronchoscopy

Li¹,

Sun²,

Shuai³

et al. 2022

Pak J Med Sci

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Objectives: To analyze the diagnostic characteristics and clinical related factors of patients with atelectasis by painless electronic bronchoscopy. Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on 70 patients with atelectasis admitted to Xuancheng People’s Hospital from April 2019 to June 2021. The clinical data of the patients and the diagnosis characteristics under painless electronic bronchoscope were analyzed, and the clinical related factors were investigated. Results: Seventy patients with atelectasis underwent pathological examination and bacteriological examination after painless electronic bronchoscopy, including 16 cases (22.86%) of inflammation, 11 cases (15.71%) of tuberculosis, 36 cases (51.43%) of tumor, one case (1.43%) of inflammatory polyp, one case (1.43%) of congenital dysplasia, two cases (2.86%) of foreign body inhalation, and three cases (4.29%) of other symptoms. Male patients with atelectasis showed most cauliflower-like tumors and mucosal swelling under electronic bronchoscopy (P<0.05), while female patients showed scar occlusion/stenosis at most (P<0.05). Middle-aged and elderly patients under electronic bronchoscopy showed most cauliflower-like tumors, scar stenosis/occlusion and mucosal swelling cavity, while young patients mainly showed necrosis and purulent secretions. Heavy smokers were most likely to have cauliflower-like tumors, while non-smokers were predominantly with scar stenosis/occlusion. Conclusions: Painless electronic bronchoscopy is of great value in the clinical diagnosis of patients with atelectasis, and it is likely to further clarify the etiology of atelectasis. Age, sex, and quantity of smoking may be clinical factors associated with atelectasis. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5273 How to cite this:Li Q, Sun J, Shuai X, Ren J, Chen X. Analysis of diagnostic characteristics and clinical related factors of 70 patients with atelectasis by painless bronchoscopy. Pak J Med Sci. 2022;38(6):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.6.5273 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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confidence: 99%

Analysis of diagnostic characteristics and clinical related factors of 70 patients with atelectasis by painless bronchoscopy

Li¹,

Sun²,

Shuai³

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Pak J Med Sci

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“…In a review of 23 cases of asbestos exposure, a total of 31 rounded atelectasis were found [22]. Other factors and cause are as well associated with rounded atelectasis, such as hepatic hydrothorax, postinfection pleural inflammation, congestive heart failure and end-stage renal disease [23]. In all actuality, other causes are present in up to 75% of the cases with this finding.…”

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Asbestos-associated pulmonary disease

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Venkata

2023

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

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Purpose of reviewExposure to asbestos can cause both benign and malignant, pulmonary and pleural diseases. In the current era of low asbestos exposure, it is critical to be aware of complications from asbestos exposure; as they often arise after decades of exposure, asbestos-related pulmonary complications include asbestosis, pleural plaques, diffuse pleural thickening, benign asbestos-related pleural effusions and malignant pleural mesothelioma.Recent findingsMultiple recent studies are featured in this review, including a study evaluating imaging characteristics of asbestos with other fibrotic lung diseases, a study that quantified pleural plaques on computed tomography imaging and its impact on pulmonary function, a study that examined the risk of lung cancer with pleural plaques among two large cohorts and a review of nonasbestos causes of malignant mesothelioma.SummaryAsbestos-related pulmonary and pleural diseases continue to cause significant morbidity and mortality. This review summarizes the current advances in this field and highlights areas that need additional research.

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