Lordoscoliosis and large intrathoracic airway obstruction

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Bartlett, William ^a   Garrido, Enrique ^a   Wallis, Colin ^a   Tucker, Stewart K ^a   Noordeen, Hilali ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bronchus; Lordoscoliosis; Lordosis; Obstruction; Perfusion; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHOGRAPHY; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LORDOSIS; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG VENTILATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; THORACIC LORDOSCOLIOSIS; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BRONCHUS; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA;

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BRONCHI; BRONCHOGRAPHY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LORDOSIS; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATION-PERFUSION RATIO;

EID: 61749098391     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318191f389     Document Type: Article

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