Atelectatic or compensatory bronchiectasis.

Massive atelectatic bronchiectasis associated with bronchial stenosis.

Atelectatic Bronchiectasis in Childhood.

The occasional occurrence in radiograms of the chest of triangular shadows, situated behind the heart-shadow on the left or across the cardiophrenic angle on the right, has attracted the attention of radiologists for many years. It is, however, only since the introduction of lipiodol for diagnostic purposes that the frequent association of these shadows with bronchiectasis has been recognized. ...

The prognosis of bronchiectasis in childhood.

In England Ogilvie (1941), Field (1949) and Conway (1952) have collected cases of childhood bronchiectasis over the long term and on the large scale needed for worthwhile information. The gloomy prognostication, based on old clinical and necropsy studies, that the bronchiectatic child will not grow up or will be a burden to himself and his neighbours, is not generally true. Since 1926-that is, ...

Pathogenesis of Bronchiectasis

Case report.?A well-nourished individual, aged 40, was admitted into the tuberculosis ward of the King George Hospital, Vizagapatam, with a history of cough with expectoration, irregular fever, and slight dyspnoea on exertion, of four months' duration. Clinical examination revealed diminished movements, hyper-resonance and diminished air entry over the right side of the chest; with a few moist ...

Is ventilation tube placement beneficial during tympanoplasty for atelectatic tympanic membranes?

BACKGROUND The atelectatic tympanic membrane poses a significant (and age old) management challenge. Although often without sequelae, the under-ventilated middle ear and retracted drum can progress to ossicular erosion, hearing loss, or cholesteatoma formation. Management of this problem remains difficult given that the etiology of the atelectatic membrane is not completely understood. It is un...