Bronchopleural Fistula Diagnosed via Bronchoscopy
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Bronchopleural Fistula Diagnosed via Bronchoscopy
56 y/o M with PMHx of Osteochondroma presented with 2 weeks dyspnea, generalized weakness and fever. Patient initially believed he had viral syndrome and did not seek medical attention. He had sore throat a week prior to onset of his symptoms. On presentation to the Emergency Department, he was in respiratory failure. He was transiently placed on NIPPV and admitted to ICU. He had CT chest which...
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#{176}Fromthe Division of Pulmonary Disease, Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD; and Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, DepartmentofMedicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Lung Diseases & Treatment
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2472-1018
DOI: 10.4172/2472-1018.1000121