Massive Collapse of the Lungs

Acute Massive Atelectatic Collapse of the Lungs

The following case appears to be worthy of record :? Mr. N., set. 56, was admitted into hospital on 24th January, 1933, complaining of fever with rigors for the last four days. About three weeks ago the patient had a sharp attack of influenza from which he had not wholly recovered when lie got the present attack of fever. He is subject to intermittent attacks of malaria. On admission his temper...

Acute massive collapse of the lungs: a case report.

ACUTE ~SSlVX COLL~S~. of the lungs is a rare clinical entity which may arise during or very soon after a surgical operation under all forms of anaesthesia? The history always contains details of increasing difficulty in inflating the patient's lungs, followed by rapid onset of cyanosis and death. Mechanical factors such as a kinked endotracheal tube or mucous plugs should be excluded prior to i...

The cartilage of the intrapulmonary bronchi in normal lungs, in bronchiectasis, and in massive collapse.

The descriptions of the lung during the latter half of the last century, notably by Aeby (1880) and Ewart (1889),. and also the more modern work by Miller (1947) and Engel (1947) give descriptions of the cartilages in the trachea, carina, and main bronchi, but are disappointing in their lack of detailed information about the cartilages in the intrapulmonary bronchi. On this subject the authors ...

Massive collapse of the lung

Experimental massive pulmonary collapse.

Interest in atelectasis has in recent years been revived by the increased recognition of its frequency. It has been demonstrated that complete obstruction of the air passage supplying a unit of the lung which does not also communicate with another air passage will produce atelectasis.'3 It has been shown4 that this is due to absorption by the body fluids of the gases contained in that part of t...