Atelectasis after either vaginal or Caesarean delivery has not been adequately quantified. This study addresses the hypothesis that atelectasis may be worse in women who undergo Caesarean section when compared with vaginal ...

Abstract Introduction When alveoli collapse the traction forces exerted on their walls by adjacent expanded units may increase and concentrate. These forces may promote its ...

Abstract We present the case of a 68 year old immunosuppressed man, in the late period after liver transplant for alcoholic cirrhosis and in whom incidentally imaging studies showed a lung round atelectasis. The patient ...

Rounded atelectasis (RA) is a benign and unusual form of subpleural lung collapse that has been described mostly in asbestos-exposed workers. This form of atelectasis manifests as a lung nodule and can be confused with ...