BRONCHIAL ATRESIA - A RARE DEVELOPMENTAL ANOMALY
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lobar, segmental or subsegmental bronchus with associated peripheral mucus impaction and
associated hyperinflation of the obstructed lung segment. A 55 year old female treated for carcinoma
breast post radical mastectomy status, was found to have incidental findings of bronchial atresia in
chest radiograph during follow up screening. Patient was asymptomatic. The radiographic findings
were confirmed by computed tomography of thorax and bronchoscopy. Bronchial atresia is more
common in males. Most common segment involved is left upper lobe apico-posterior segment.
Usually asymptomatic and diagnosed as an incidental finding. Diagnosis is based on radiological and
bronchoscopic investigations.
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