A rare case of bronchial elastosis: An unusual presentation of an unexpandable lung

Endobronchial obstruction is a known cause of an unexpandable lung. Endobronchial lesions are usually malignant, however benign cause like hemartoma, lipoma, amyloidosis and neuroendocrine tumors are known. We, hereby present the rare cause of bronchial elastosis presenting as right lower lobe lung...

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Main Authors: Raghav Gupta, Hassan Patail, Mohammad R Al-Ajam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Lung India
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Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2018;volume=35;issue=1;spage=50;epage=53;aulast=Gupta
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spelling doaj-c5bb0b607c4e4dfca70cce8afd0fb2062020-11-25T00:43:19ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsLung India0970-21130974-598X2018-01-01351505310.4103/lungindia.lungindia_31_17A rare case of bronchial elastosis: An unusual presentation of an unexpandable lungRaghav GuptaHassan PatailMohammad R Al-AjamEndobronchial obstruction is a known cause of an unexpandable lung. Endobronchial lesions are usually malignant, however benign cause like hemartoma, lipoma, amyloidosis and neuroendocrine tumors are known. We, hereby present the rare cause of bronchial elastosis presenting as right lower lobe lung collapse.http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2018;volume=35;issue=1;spage=50;epage=53;aulast=GuptaCollapsed lungendobronchial obstructionpleural effusion
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author Raghav Gupta
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Mohammad R Al-Ajam
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Hassan Patail
Mohammad R Al-Ajam
A rare case of bronchial elastosis: An unusual presentation of an unexpandable lung
Lung India
Collapsed lung
endobronchial obstruction
pleural effusion
author_facet Raghav Gupta
Hassan Patail
Mohammad R Al-Ajam
author_sort Raghav Gupta
title A rare case of bronchial elastosis: An unusual presentation of an unexpandable lung
title_short A rare case of bronchial elastosis: An unusual presentation of an unexpandable lung
title_full A rare case of bronchial elastosis: An unusual presentation of an unexpandable lung
title_fullStr A rare case of bronchial elastosis: An unusual presentation of an unexpandable lung
title_full_unstemmed A rare case of bronchial elastosis: An unusual presentation of an unexpandable lung
title_sort rare case of bronchial elastosis: an unusual presentation of an unexpandable lung
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Lung India
issn 0970-2113
0974-598X
publishDate 2018-01-01
description Endobronchial obstruction is a known cause of an unexpandable lung. Endobronchial lesions are usually malignant, however benign cause like hemartoma, lipoma, amyloidosis and neuroendocrine tumors are known. We, hereby present the rare cause of bronchial elastosis presenting as right lower lobe lung collapse.
topic Collapsed lung
endobronchial obstruction
pleural effusion
url http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2018;volume=35;issue=1;spage=50;epage=53;aulast=Gupta
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