Findings of chest radiograph and spiral computed tomography in Swyer-James syndrome / 中国医学科学杂志(英文版)
Chinese Medical Sciences Journal
;
(4): 53-56, 2006.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-305387
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the value of X-ray and spiral computed tomography (SCT) in the diagnosis of Swyer-James syndrome (SJS).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 28 patients, 12 males and 16 females, were studied retrospectively. Ages ranged from 11 to 57 years, the mean age was 32 years. All patients underwent inspiratory chest X-ray films, 5 with expiratory chest films and 1 with bronchogram. Furthermore, inspiratory and expiratory SCT scans were performed. The SCT findings were analyzed and compared with X-ray films.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>SCT demonstrated 56 lobes with hyperlucency and diminished vascularity. The size of 51 lobes were smaller and 5 were normal. X-ray films showed that hyperlucency was only in 29 lobes, in which 19 lobes were small-sized and the other 10 lobes normal. There were 56 lobes with air-trapping on expiratory SCT scans, but only 5 lobes with air-trapping on expiratory X-ray films. Bronchogram in 1 case demonstrated bronchiectasis and bronchiolitis obliterans. SCT showed 24 patients with bronchiectasis, 9 patients with tuberculosis, 10 patients with bronchiolitis, and 2 with segmental collapse.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>SCT scan is superior to chest radiography in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of SJS.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
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Bronchiectasis
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Bronchiolitis
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Diagnostic Imaging
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Radiography, Thoracic
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Retrospective Studies
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Lung, Hyperlucent
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Tomography, Spiral Computed
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Methods
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Chinese Medical Sciences Journal
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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