Atelectasis classification
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
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There is no established system for the staging of [malignancy name]. Atelectasis may be an acute or chronic condition. In acute atelectasis, the lung has recently collapsed and is primarily notable only for airlessness.
Classification
Atelectasis may be classified based on etiology into obstructive and non-obstructive types.
Obstructive atelectasis
- Obstructive atelectasis, which is the most common type of atelectasis may develop due to obstruction by foreign bodies, tumors and mucus plugs. In case of obstruction from the trachea to the alveoli at any level, alveolar gas reabsorption may occur leading to subsequent atelectasis.[1]
- Middle lobe syndrome (fixed or recurrent atelectasis of the lingula/ right middle lobe) may occur due to Sjogren’s syndrome. Intraluminal or extraluminal obstruction (compression of the bronchi by adjacent structures) may result in middle lobe syndrome.[2][3]
Non-obstructive atelectasis
- Non obstructive atelectasis may occur due to the following reasons:[1][4]
- Severe lung scarring caused by necrotizing pneumonia or granulomatous diseases: Cicatrisation atelectasis
- Lung infiltration: Replacement atelectasis
- Extrinsic lung compression: Due to thoracic space occupying lesions
- Diminished levels of surfactant: Adhesive atelectasis presenting as ARDS
- Absence of contact between the parietal and visceral pleurae due to fluid (pleural effusion), air (pneumothorax), blood (hemothorax): Passive atelectasis
- Formation of fibrous bands which adhere the lung to the pleura in patients with asbestosis: Rounded atelectasis
- Complication of surgery or anaesthesia leading to decreased surfactant activity and dysfunction of the diaphragm: Postoperative atelectasis
Atelectasis may also be classified based on duration into acute and chronic types.
Acute Atelectasis
- Acute atelectasis is associated with airlessness due to recent lung collapse.
- Acute atelectasis includes postoperative atelectasis, after thoracic or abdominal surgery, chest trauma, and rib fractures. Surfactant deficiency, excessive oxygen therapy and mechanical ventilation may lead to acute atelectasis.
Chronic Atelectasis
- Chronic atelectasis is not only associated with airlessness, but a combination of infection, bronchial destruction, widening and fibrosis leading to scarring.
- Middle lobe syndrome and rounded atelectasis are causes of chronic atelectasis.
- Chronic atelectasis includes middle lobe syndrome or rounded atelectasis. In middle lobe syndrome, the middle lobe of the right lung contracts, usually because of pressure on the bronchus from enlarged lymph glands and occasionally a tumor. The blocked, contracted lung may develop pneumonia that fails to resolve completely and leads to chronic inflammation, scarring, and bronchiectasis.
In rounded atelectasis (folded lung syndrome), an outer portion of the lung slowly collapses as a result of scarring and shrinkage of the membrane layers covering the lungs (pleura). This produces a rounded appearance on x-ray that doctors may mistake for a tumor. Rounded atelectasis is usually a complication of asbestos-induced disease of the pleura, but it may also result from other types of chronic scarring and thickening of the pleura.
There are several types of atelectasis according to their underlying mechanisms or the distribution of alveolar collapse; resorption, compression, microatelectasis and contraction atelectasis.
Etiological classification Obstructive
Non-obstructive
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Atelectasis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic".
- ↑ Chen HA, Lai SL, Kwang WK, Liu JC, Chen CH, Huang DF (2006). "Middle lobe syndrome as the pulmonary manifestation of primary Sjögren's syndrome". Med. J. Aust. 184 (6): 294–5. PMID 16548837.
- ↑ Rosenbloom SA, Ravin CE, Putman CE, Sealy WC, Vock P, Clark TJ, Godwin JD, Chen JT, Baber C (1983). "Peripheral middle lobe syndrome". Radiology. 149 (1): 17–21. doi:10.1148/radiology.149.1.6611925. PMID 6611925.
- ↑ "Atelectasis | Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & Prevention".