271Lu Aspiration of Solid Food Atelectasis

71-year-old male presents with acute respiratory difficulty.
Aspiration of Solid Food Right Lower Lobe Bronchus

CT – Aspiration of Solid Food Right Lower Lobe Bronchus
71-year-old male presents with acute respiratory difficulty. CT in the axial plain shows solid food particles in the right mainstem bronchus extending down to the apical segment of the right lower lobe of the lung (b, yellow arrowhead) associated with subsegmental atelectasis (b, teal arrowhead).
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net 271Lu 136236cL

Aspiration of Solid Food in the Left Main Stem Bronchus

CT – Aspiration of Solid Food in the Left Main Stem Bronchus
71-year-old male presents with acute respiratory difficulty. CT in the coronal plain shows solid food particles in left mainstem bronchus (orange arrowhead) . The right hemidiaphragm os elevated secondary to the atelectasis
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net 271Lu 136240

Aspiration of Solid Food Right and Left lower Lobe Bronchi 

CT – Aspiration of Solid Food Right and Left lower Lobe Bronchi 
71-year-old male presents with acute respiratory difficulty. CT in the coronal plain shows solid food particles in right mainstem bronchus (yellow arrowhead), extending into the right lower lobe bronchus, as well as segmental airways to the left lower lobe (orange arrowheads). The right hemidiaphragm is elevated secondary to the atelectasis
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net 271Lu 136241

Aspiration of Solid Food and Fluid with Post Obstructive Atelectasis

CT – Aspiration of Solid Food and Fluid with Post Obstructive Atelectasis
71-year-old male presents with acute respiratory difficulty. CT in the axial plain shows solid food particles in the apical segment of the right lower lobe of the lung (b, yellow arrowheads) and in the left lower lobe (b, orange arrowheads) associated with bilateral basilar subsegmental atelectasis right greater than left (b, teal arrowheads).
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net 271Lu 136237cL

Aspiration of Solid Food and Fluid  Left Lower Lobe Segmental Airways with Atelectasis

CT – Aspiration of Solid Food and Fluid  Left Lower Lobe Segmental Airways with Atelectasis
71-year-old male presents with acute respiratory difficulty. CT in the axial plain shows solid food particles in the apical segment of the right lower lobe of the lung (b, yellow arrowheads) and in the left lower lobe (b, orange arrowheads) associated with bilateral basilar subsegmental atelectasis right greater than left (b, teal arrowheads).
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net 271Lu 136238cL

Aspiration and Atelectasis

CT – Aspiration and Atelectasis
71-year-old male presents with acute respiratory difficulty. CT in the coronal plain shows filling defects in the subsegmental airways of the left lower lobe (orange arrowheads) associated with atelectasis of the apical segment and medial segments of the left lower The right hemidiaphragm is elevated associated with a rim of atelectasis
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net 271Lu 136241L