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Fig. 1 | BMC Pulmonary Medicine

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From: Case report of endoprosthesis -Y implantation in severe respiratory failure in the MPSII patient; comparison with literature data

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Computed tomography of the respiratory tract in MPSII patient with respiratory insufficiency. The computed tomography (CT) scan performed during the phonation and Valsalva test, revealed: an adynamic tracheobronchomalacia in the lower parts of the respiratory tract with a deformation and significant reduction of the respiratory pathway diameters. The deformed trachea had reduced sagittal dimension with a reduction of lumen in a distance of at least few centimetres, at its narrowest point to 0,4cm2, 4,5 × 9 mm. a) A significant reduction in the airway lumen observed in the MPS patient - multilevel tracheomalacia with excessive collapsibility of the trachea. b) Bronchomalacia with a significant, multilevel reduction in the peripheral airway lumen

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