collapse of the lung

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Etymology: L, collabi, to fall together; AS, lungen

a reduction in the volume of a lung. The condition results from increased intrapleural pressure caused by accumulation of air or fluid in the pleural cavity or from a loss of internal pressure and elastic recoil of the lung. See also atelectasis, hemothorax, pneumothorax.

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Furthermore, following pneumothorax, EBUS and ENB cannot be repeated due to anatomical changes after partial collapse of the lung, while with CT-guided needle aspiration, biopsy is still possible.

Modalities for Diagnosis of Peripheral Lung Diseases/From the Authors by David Stav and Armin Ernst and Devenand Anantham and David Feller-Kopman and Ralf Eberhardt and Feli / American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Pneumothorax: Accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity resulting in partial or complete collapse of the lung.

THE LUNGS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE by Pamphlet by: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Initial indication for this pharmaceutical will be lung-shock, a live-threatening collapse of the lung which causes immediate death in cases of stroke and numerous other diseases.

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