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What Is Linear Bibasilar Atelectasis Or Scarring?
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What is linear bibasilar atelectasis or scarring, result on the report of my lung CT scan>
What is linear bibasilar atelectasis or scarring, result on the report of my lung CT scan>
Brief Answer:
Atelectasis is replacement of air by nothing
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for posting your query.
Atelectasis means collapse which is in simple language is replacement of air inside lung by nothing. Scarring simply means fibrosis which is due to previous healing of lesion. When it occurs bilaterally and in basal part of lung then it is bibasilar.
Now coming to the cause. Usually it is due to diseases like tuberculosis.
Atelectasis can be due to airway obstruction due to concentric scarring of lumen. Sometimes extrinsic compression by lymphnodes may be cause.
So whole thing has to be correlated with clinical scenario....
Hopefully explained the query..
Best wishes
Atelectasis is replacement of air by nothing
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for posting your query.
Atelectasis means collapse which is in simple language is replacement of air inside lung by nothing. Scarring simply means fibrosis which is due to previous healing of lesion. When it occurs bilaterally and in basal part of lung then it is bibasilar.
Now coming to the cause. Usually it is due to diseases like tuberculosis.
Atelectasis can be due to airway obstruction due to concentric scarring of lumen. Sometimes extrinsic compression by lymphnodes may be cause.
So whole thing has to be correlated with clinical scenario....
Hopefully explained the query..
Best wishes
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Is it serious?
Brief Answer:
Not serious
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for follow up.
Doesn't seems to be much serious...
Regards
Not serious
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for follow up.
Doesn't seems to be much serious...
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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