Computed tomography diagnosis of bronchial compression by the spine after surgical correction of scoliosis.
Compression of the bronchi by vertebral bodies is an uncommon cause of atelectasis. This report describes a patient with such a compression and the important role of CT in establishing the etiology.
D000293:Adolescent; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology*; D001995:Bronchography; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed