Findings of chest radiograph and spiral computed tomography in Swyer-James syndrome.
- Author:
He-shui SHI
1
;
Fan YANG
;
Ping HAN
;
Jin-long ZHENG
;
Gan-sheng FENG
;
Yong-hua LIU
;
Zhi-liang TIAN
;
Gang LIU
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Bronchiectasis; complications; diagnostic imaging; Bronchiolitis; complications; diagnostic imaging; Child; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Lung, Hyperlucent; complications; diagnostic imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Radiography, Thoracic; Retrospective Studies; Tomography, Spiral Computed; methods; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary; complications; diagnostic imaging
- From: Chinese Medical Sciences Journal 2006;21(1):53-56
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo evaluate the value of X-ray and spiral computed tomography (SCT) in the diagnosis of Swyer-James syndrome (SJS).
METHODSA total of 28 patients, 12 males and 16 females, were studied retrospectively. Ages ranged from 11 to 57 years, the mean age was 32 years. All patients underwent inspiratory chest X-ray films, 5 with expiratory chest films and 1 with bronchogram. Furthermore, inspiratory and expiratory SCT scans were performed. The SCT findings were analyzed and compared with X-ray films.
RESULTSSCT demonstrated 56 lobes with hyperlucency and diminished vascularity. The size of 51 lobes were smaller and 5 were normal. X-ray films showed that hyperlucency was only in 29 lobes, in which 19 lobes were small-sized and the other 10 lobes normal. There were 56 lobes with air-trapping on expiratory SCT scans, but only 5 lobes with air-trapping on expiratory X-ray films. Bronchogram in 1 case demonstrated bronchiectasis and bronchiolitis obliterans. SCT showed 24 patients with bronchiectasis, 9 patients with tuberculosis, 10 patients with bronchiolitis, and 2 with segmental collapse.
CONCLUSIONSCT scan is superior to chest radiography in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of SJS.
