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A 67-Year-Old Woman With a “Shrunken” Left Lung and Recurrent Pneumonia
David M. DiBardino, MD, Kyle Bramley, MD, Andrew Haas, MD, PhD CHEST Volume 154, Issue 2, Pages e49-e53 (August 2018) DOI: /j.chest Copyright © 2017 American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
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Figure 1 A-C, Chest CT scans without contrast.
CHEST , e49-e53DOI: ( /j.chest ) Copyright © 2017 American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
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Figure 2 A, Bronchoscopy showing the main carina with a thick and nearly completely obstructed proximal left main stem bronchial stenosis except for a pinhole at the lateral posterior aspect of the stenosis. B, Electrocautery incision along the anterior cartilaginous wall of the airways and (C) balloon dilation were used to relieve the stenosis. D, At the conclusion of the procedure, the left main stem bronchus was patent. CHEST , e49-e53DOI: ( /j.chest ) Copyright © 2017 American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
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Figure 3 A, Repeated bronchoscopy 10 weeks later revealing recurrent stenosis of the left main stem bronchus. B, Repeated electrocautery incision and airway dilation was followed by airway stent placement. The stent was removed 10 months after placement allowing for airway remodeling of the (C) proximal and (D) mid-left main stem bronchus. CHEST , e49-e53DOI: ( /j.chest ) Copyright © 2017 American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
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