Successful Treatment of Bronchial Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma in a Longstanding Collapsed Lung Jiang Lei, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 90, Issue 2, Pages 655-657 (August 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.12.079 Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Preoperative computed tomographic chest scan (A) at the level of carina, and (B) at the level of the left lower pulmonary vein, demonstrating left lung complete atelectasis, the left distal main stem bronchus obstructed, severe leftward shifting of mediastinum, the right lung herniating across the midline. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 90, 655-657DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.12.079) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Six months after the operation, a computed tomographic chest scan revealed (A, B) an aerated left lung with much smaller size compared with a normal lobe, no thoracic effusion and pneumothorax occurring. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 90, 655-657DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.12.079) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions