Pulmonary Atelectasis

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.

Also Known As:

Atelectasis; Compression Atelectasis; Compression Pulmonary Atelectasis; Congestive Atelectasis; Congestive Pulmonary Atelectasis; Contraction Pulmonary Atelectasis; Postoperative Pulmonary Atelectasis; Resorption Atelectasis; Resorption Pulmonary Atelectasis; Atelectases; Atelectases, Compression; Atelectases, Compression Pulmonary; Atelectases, Congestive; Atelectases, Congestive Pulmonary; Atelectases, Contraction Pulmonary; Atelectases, Postoperative Pulmonary; Atelectases, Pulmonary; Atelectases, Resorption; Atelectases, Resorption Pulmonary; Atelectasis, Compression; Atelectasis, Compression Pulmonary; Atelectasis, Congestive Pulmonary; Atelectasis, Contraction Pulmonary; Atelectasis, Postoperative Pulmonary; Atelectasis, Pulmonary; Atelectasis, Resorption; Atelectasis, Resorption Pulmonary; Collapse, Lung; Compression Atelectases; Compression Pulmonary Atelectases; Congestive Atelectases; Congestive Pulmonary Atelectases; Contraction Pulmonary Atelectases; Postoperative Pulmonary Atelectases; Pulmonary Atelectases; Pulmonary Atelectases, Compression; Pulmonary Atelectases, Congestive; Pulmonary Atelectases, Contraction; Pulmonary Atelectases, Postoperative; Pulmonary Atelectases, Resorption; Pulmonary Atelectasis, Compression; Pulmonary Atelectasis, Congestive; Pulmonary Atelectasis, Contraction; Pulmonary Atelectasis, Postoperative; Pulmonary Atelectasis, Resorption; Resorption Atelectases; Resorption Pulmonary Atelectases; Atelectasis, Congestive; Lung Collapse

Respiratory Tract Diseases: 6273
- Lung Diseases: 22701
  - Pulmonary Atelectasis: 2809

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