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  • Title: Unilateral pulmonary hyperinflation from mucus check-valve mechanism.
    Author: Rubin EM, Baier H.
    Journal: Crit Care Med; 1986 Sep; 14(9):828-9. PubMed ID: 3743100.
    Abstract:
    Mucus plugging of a large airway resulted in the formation of a check-valve mechanism and pulmonary hyperinflation, rather than atelectasis. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy was both diagnostic and curative. The physician should be aware that mucus plugging may have unusual presentations and may mimic other clinical entities.
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