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Anesth Analg 2002;95:1189-1191
© 2002 International Anesthesia Research Society

CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA

Bronchial Stenting and High-Frequency Percussive Ventilation Treatment of Descending Aortic Aneurysm-Induced Atelectasis of the Left Lung

Matthias Heringlake, MD*, Jan Schumacher, MD*, Beate Sedemund-Adib, MD*, Ludger Bahlmann, MD*, Sawas Eleftheriadis, MD*, Hans-Hinrich Sievers, MD PhD{dagger}, Klaus Dalhoff, MD PhD{ddagger}, and Peter Schmucker, MD PhD*

*Klinik für Anaesthesiologie, {dagger}Klinik für Herzchirurgie, and {ddagger}Medizinische Klinik II, Medizinische Universität zu Lübeck, Germany

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Matthias Heringlake, MD, Klinik für Anaesthesiologie, Medizinische Universität zu Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, D-23538 Lübeck, Germany. Address e-mail to heringlake{at}t-online.de

IMPLICATIONS: This case report shows that atelectasis of the left lung—induced by extrinsic compression of the left main bronchus by an aortic aneurysm and persisting despite aggressive conservative treatment—may be effectively treated by bronchial stenting and high-frequency percussive ventilation.






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