Clinical significance of para‐carinal air cysts in patients with pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis: The relationship with pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax

Abstract Background Para‐tracheal or para‐carinal air cysts (PACs) are often asymptomatic and usually detected incidentally by methods such as computed tomography. Their clinical significance is unclear in patients with pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE). Methods We evaluated the clinical signi...

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Main Authors: Hideaki Yamakawa, Shintaro Sato, Hiroki Ohta, Makiko Takatsuka, Kenji Kusano, Rie Kawabe, Tomohiro Oba, Keiichi Akasaka, Masako Amano, Jun Araya, Hiroki Sasaki, Hidekazu Matsushima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-08-01
Series:The Clinical Respiratory Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/crj.13671