Left Lower Lobe Atelectasis
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Mehmet Albayram, MD, Ivan Davis, MD, Mariam Hanna, MD, Anthony Mancuso, MD, Ronald Quisling, MD, Dhanashree Rajderkar, MD, Priya Sharma, MD, Roberta Slater, MD and Joann Stamm, MBA have disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships. No one else is a position to control content have any financial relationship to disclose.
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CA0664-Left Lower Lobe Atelectasis
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CA0664-Left Lower Lobe Atelectasis
Case ReportHistory
Exam
Prior Study
Findings
Technique
The technique is of diagnostic quality.
Support devices
There are no lines, tubes, or other support devices.
Cardiomediastinum
There is shift of the mediastinum towards the left.
There is abnormal density overlying the heart on the frontal view, and in the retrocardiac space on the lateral view. The left and posterior heart borders are mostly obscured. The azygoesophageal recess is displaced towards the left.
Vasculature and Hila
The aortic arch is minimally calcified. The central pulmonary vessels are not enlarged. The left hilum is obscured.
Lungs
There is left lower lobar atelectasis. There may be airspace disease in the left lower lobe, as well. The left hemidiaphragm is diffusely obscured on the frontal and lateral views but is likely elevated, given the position of the stomach bubble.
Pleura
There is no focal or diffuse abnormality of the pleura or chest wall.
Bones, soft tissues, upper abdomen
The bones, soft tissues, and upper abdomen are normal.
