Isolated @entity11294 : aetiology, pathogenesis, and treatment of the so-called XXXX .

@entity1 @entity5 @entity4595 @entity11294 @entity378
Isolated atelectasis of the middle lobe has been known for many years as the " @entity11294 ". Several clinical studies have shown that it may bae caused by @entity5 . A 10-year study of 135 @entity1 with isolated @entity11294 is presented. Fifty-eight @entity1 (43%) had @entity5 . Of 38 who had a thoracotomy, lung resection was possible in 25. In 20 @entity1 regional or systemic dissemination of the @entity5 had been diagnosed before operation. Seventy-seven @entity1 had benign diseases, of which 74 were non-specific infections. Bronchography was performed in 46 of these cases, and all had abnormal findings in the middle lobe, eight revealing definite @entity4595 . In three cases @entity378 was found. In 16 cases the benign diagnosis was established at thoracotomy. Only three @entity1 out of 58 with @entity5 lived more than five years. Atelectasis of the middle lobe is always a sign of potential @entity5 especially in @entity1 with a previously normal chest radiograph.
