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ArticleBMJ case reports2015

Abolished ventilation and perfusion of lung caused by blood clot in the left main bronchus: auto-downregulation of pulmonary arterial blood supply.

P Afzelius, A Bergmann, J H Henriksen

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

P AfzeliusDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Aalborg University Hospital, Hobrovej 18-22, DK-9000, Denmark Section of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, University Hospital of Copenhagen; North Zealand Hospital, Hillerød, Dyrehavevej 29, DK-3400, Denmark.
A BergmannDepartment of Radiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Hobrovej 18-22, DK-9000, Denmark.
J H HenriksenDepartment of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, 239, Center for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Hvidovre Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Kettegård Allé 30,DK- 2650, Denmark.
Aalborg University Hospital · DKUniversity of Copenhagen · DK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is generally assumed that the lungs possess arterial autoregulation associated with bronchial obstruction. A patient with pneumonia and congestive heart failure unexpectedly developed frequent haemoptysis. High-resolution CT and diagnostic CT were performed as well as ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) scintigraphy with single-photon emission CT (SPECT)/CT. V/Q SPECT/CT demonstrated abolished ventilation due to obstruction of the left main bronchus and markedly reduced perfusion of the entire left lung, a condition that was completely reversed after removal of a blood clot. We present the first pictorially documented case of hypoxia-induced pulmonary vasoconstriction and flow shift in a main pulmonary artery due to a complete intrinsic obstruction of the ipsilateral main bronchus. The condition is reversible, contingent on being relieved within a few days.

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BronchoscopyCoughDown-RegulationDyspneaFeverGentamicinsHumansHypertension, PulmonaryLungPenicillanic AcidPiperacillinPiperacillin, Tazobactam Drug CombinationPneumoniaPulmonary EmbolismTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTreatment OutcomeGentamicinsPenicillanic AcidPiperacillinPiperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination

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PMID26374773
PMCPMC4577675
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