Postural change in ventilation and perfusion secondary to a thoracic scoliosis with complete resolution after surgery

We present the case of a child with a thoracic scoliosis causing respiratory impairment in whom pre-surgical ventilation-perfusion lung scintigraphy in different postures was able to predict improvement in ventilation and perfusion after surgery.

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Published in:British journal of radiology 2009-07, Vol.82 (979), p.e137-e140
Main Authors: Barwick, T D, Goddard, I, Easty, M, Wallis, C, Biassoni, L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child, Preschool
Dyspnea - etiology
Female
Humans
Krypton Radioisotopes
Lung Diseases, Obstructive - diagnostic imaging
Lung Diseases, Obstructive - etiology
Posture
Radiography
Radionuclide Imaging
Radiopharmaceuticals
Scoliosis - complications
Scoliosis - diagnostic imaging
Scoliosis - surgery
Thoracic Vertebrae
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Summary:We present the case of a child with a thoracic scoliosis causing respiratory impairment in whom pre-surgical ventilation-perfusion lung scintigraphy in different postures was able to predict improvement in ventilation and perfusion after surgery.
ISSN:0007-1285
1748-880X
DOI:10.1259/bjr/34532489