Two cases of rounded atelectasis presenting after coronary artery surgery.
Rounded atelectasis developed in two patients after coronary artery bypass grafting. Although both lesions led to the suspicion of a primary pulmonary tumor on initial assessment, malignancy was excluded by biopsy and radiologic observation in the first patient and excision biopsy in the second.
Srinivasan
Arun K
AK
Departments of Thoracic Surgery and Radiology, The Cardiothoracic Centre, Thomas Drive, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Holemans
John A
JA
Page
Richard D
RD
D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed