Introduction Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) such as atelectasis and pneumonia are common following lung resection. PPCs have a significant clinical impact on postoperative morbidity and ...

Correspondence to Dr Matthew McGovern, Neonatal Unit, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Evelina London Children's Hospital, London SE1 7EH, UK; Mattt111000{at}gmail.com The short-term use of ...

Correspondence to Dr Stephen P Hoole, Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge CB2 0AY, UK; s.hoole{at}nhs.net Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) occurs due to ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Two months after having neck surgery under general anesthesia, I find that I have a partially collapsed lung. A CT scan showed “subsegmental atelectasis.” It also showed that I have a ...

Due to the inherent ambiguity in medical images like X-rays, radiologists often use words like "may" or "likely" when describing the presence of a certain pathology, such as pneumonia. Science X Daily ...

Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common cause of death, accounting for 50,000 to 200,000 deaths annually. It is the third most common cause of mortality among the cardiovascular diseases, after ...

Bibasilar atelectasis happens when the lower parts of both lungs collapse, often due to surgery. It causes shortness of breath and a productive cough. Treatment includes breathing exercises, airway ...

What is right middle lobe syndrome? Right middle lobe syndrome (RMLS) generally refers to atelectasis in the right middle lobe of the lung. Right middle lobe syndrome is essentially a radiographic ...

Graham and his group 1 broadened the pathological definition to include any inflammatory process leading to hilar lymphadenopathy. A review of the literature reveals that sarcoidosis is rarely ...