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Thoracic aortic aneurysm causing acute bronchospasm.

B Gothe·L Harris
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Acute respiratory failure presenting as intractable bronchospasm was caused by tracheal obstruction due to an aneurysm of the thoracic aorta. Atropine was used successfully as a bronchodilating agent, as conventional therapy failed. The diagnosis was established by fiberoptic bronchoscopy.

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Acute DiseaseAgedAirway ObstructionAorta, ThoracicAortic AneurysmAtropineBronchial SpasmBronchodilator AgentsHumansMaleCase ReportsJournal Article

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B Gothe, L Harris. 1981. Thoracic aortic aneurysm causing acute bronchospasm.. https://doi.org/10.1097/00003246-198106000-00014

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