Background: Destroyed lung is a lung condition commonly caused by tuberculosis. Other causes include bronchiectasis, aspergilloma, emphysema, etc. It is characterized by extensive lung destruction and reduced lung function. Chest X-ray, chest CT, bronchography, and ventilation-perfusion ratio scan are...
Chest \\{CT\\}Abstract The purpose of this study was to evaluate cardiovascular computed tomography (CT) findings in tuberculous-destroyed lung (TDL) and to correlate these imaging features with survival. \\{CT\\} was assessed for the diameter of the pulmonary artery (dPA) and ascending ...
CT Radiologic Findings, Lung Function and Clinical Course in Patients With Tuberculous Destroyed Lungdoi:10.1016/j.chest.2016.08.220Jung, Chi YoungKim, Hyn JoongElsevier Inc.Chest
Three decades ago, a few patients with pulmonary hypertension and respiratory failure associated with a unilateral destroyed lung were reported to have been treated by a pneumonectomy. In the present study, we investigated the clinical features, operative indications, and results of four cases with ...
Haemodynamic changes due to systemic arterial shunts in a destroyed lung mimicking pulmonary thromboembolism on CT.doi:10.1136/BCR-2015-211746Samir Mustaffa ParuthikunnanRamakrishna NarayananAnand AbhishekKadavigere RajagopalBMJ Publishing GroupCase Reports...