TY - JOUR
T1 - Tracheobronchoplasty and Diaphragmatic Plication under VV ECMO for Combined ECAC and Diaphragmatic Paralysis
AU - Tatari, Mehmet M.
AU - Abia-Trujillo, David
AU - Thomas, Mathew
AU - Patel, Neal M.
AU - Fernandez-Bussy, Sebastian
AU - Hazelett, Britney N.
AU - Johnson, Margaret M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Mehmet M. Tatari et al.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The coexistence of expiratory central airway collapse and diaphragmatic paralysis presents a diagnostic and treatment challenge. Both entities are underrecognized causes of dyspnea, cough, sputum production, and orthopnea. Optimal treatment must be individualized and is best achieved by a multidisciplinary team. We present a case of a patient with profound functional impairment from dyspnea and hypoxemia due to expiratory central airway collapse, complicated by bronchiectasis from recurrent respiratory infections, and diaphragmatic paralysis.
AB - The coexistence of expiratory central airway collapse and diaphragmatic paralysis presents a diagnostic and treatment challenge. Both entities are underrecognized causes of dyspnea, cough, sputum production, and orthopnea. Optimal treatment must be individualized and is best achieved by a multidisciplinary team. We present a case of a patient with profound functional impairment from dyspnea and hypoxemia due to expiratory central airway collapse, complicated by bronchiectasis from recurrent respiratory infections, and diaphragmatic paralysis.
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U2 - 10.1155/2021/5565754
DO - 10.1155/2021/5565754
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85120418802
SN - 2090-6846
VL - 2021
JO - Case Reports in Pulmonology
JF - Case Reports in Pulmonology
M1 - 5565754
ER -