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What Does "mild Bilateral Linear Atelectasis Versus Scarring" Mean?
Question: hi my name is XXXXXXX what does it mean when a cat scan says mild bilateral linear atelectasis versus scarring
Brief Answer:
Lung collapse and hardening.
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for the query,
Bilateral means on both sides. Atelectasis means a collapse or reduction in size of the lungs.
This would generally imply that both lungs are reduced in size on the right and left (collapse), and the tissue therein is hardened or scarred.
Determining the cause and appreciating the extent of disease would require the expertize of your pulmonologist and a histopathologist, to examine critical the tissue in case of need.
Kind regards as I wish you the best of health.
Dr Bain
Lung collapse and hardening.
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for the query,
Bilateral means on both sides. Atelectasis means a collapse or reduction in size of the lungs.
This would generally imply that both lungs are reduced in size on the right and left (collapse), and the tissue therein is hardened or scarred.
Determining the cause and appreciating the extent of disease would require the expertize of your pulmonologist and a histopathologist, to examine critical the tissue in case of need.
Kind regards as I wish you the best of health.
Dr Bain
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