Tracheobronchomalacia incidentally detected on Tc-99m ventilation/perfusion SPECT

Sylvia Deryk; Koenraad Nieboer; Gaëtane Ceulemans; Axel Bossuyt; C. Vanhove; Hendrik Everaert

Tracheobronchomalacia incidentally detected on Tc-99m ventilation/perfusion SPECT

Sylvia Deryk, Koenraad Nieboer, Gaëtane Ceulemans, Axel Bossuyt, C. Vanhove, Hendrik Everaert

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Abstract

A Tc-99m Technegas MAA-SPECT was performed on an 81-year-old woman to exclude pulmonary embolism. It showed hypoperfusion and practically absent ventilation of the entire left lung, suggesting a left-sided centrally localized airway obstruction or compression with secondary hypoxic vasoconstriction. Subsequent bronchoscopy and CT scan detected tracheobronchomalacia with significant narrowing of the left bronchus.Tracheobronchomalacia is a rare, benign condition, referring to the deficiency in cartilage of the tracheobronchial tree, caused by a variety of factors.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	622-624
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clin Nucl Med
Volume	34
Publication status	Published - Sep 2009

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Tracheobronchomalacia incidentally detected on Tc-99m ventilation/perfusion SPECT

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