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Pulmonary Atelectasis
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Definition
: Absence of air in the entire or part of a lung, such as an incompletely inflated neonate lung or a collapsed adult lung. Pulmonary atelectasis can be caused by airway obstruction, lung compression, fibrotic contraction, or other factors.
Examples
Middle Lobe Syndrome
Other names
Lung Collapse; Atelectasis, Congestive; Resorption Pulmonary Atelectases; Resorption Atelectases; Pulmonary Atelectasis, Resorption; Pulmonary Atelectasis, Postoperative; Pulmonary Atelectasis, Contraction; Pulmonary Atelectasis, Congestive; Pulmonary Atelectasis, Compression; Pulmonary Atelectases, Resorption; Pulmonary Atelectases, Postoperative; Pulmonary Atelectases, Contraction; Pulmonary Atelectases, Congestive; Pulmonary Atelectases, Compression; Pulmonary Atelectases; Postoperative Pulmonary Atelectases; Contraction Pulmonary Atelectases; Congestive Pulmonary Atelectases; Congestive Atelectases; Compression Pulmonary Atelectases