https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2021.1564

Emergency rigid bronchoscopy in two lower social class patients with mirror like complete pulmonary malignant atelectasis

Vol. 91 No. 2 (2021)
Submitted: August 12, 2020
Accepted: November 10, 2020
Published: March 5, 2021
Malignant central airway, lung cancer, rigid bronchoscopy
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Umberto Caterino
caterinou@yahoo.It
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6769-1828
Interventional Pulmonology Unit, V Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy.
Dario Amore
Department of Thoracic Surgery, V Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy.
Maria Chiara Petagna
Pulmonology Unit, AO Santobono Hospital, Naples, Italy.
Dino Casazza
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1960-2955
Department of Thoracic Surgery, V Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy.
Roberto Marchese
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6637-5428
Interventional Pulmonology Unit, La Maddalena Cancer Center, Palermo, Italy.

Several factors as cultural factors and social class other than biological and genetic factor can affect symptom perception in patients with malignant airway obstruction. Poor perception of dyspnoea can result in the delayed seeking of medical care so increase access to intensive care due to impeding respiratory failure. In patients issued from malignant airway obstruction, therapeutic bronchoscopy procedure can not affect the endotracheal extubation although immediate airway patency can be obtained. We reported the outcome of two patients from lower social classes admitted in intensive care and underwent emergency rigid bronchoscopy for malignant complete pulmonary atelectasis.

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Caterino, Umberto, Dario Amore, Maria Chiara Petagna, Dino Casazza, and Roberto Marchese. 2021. “Emergency Rigid Bronchoscopy in Two Lower Social Class Patients With Mirror Like Complete Pulmonary Malignant Atelectasis”. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 91 (2). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2021.1564.

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