Analysis of causes of 216 adult patients with pulmonary atelectasis

【Objective】To investigate the causes of pulmonary atelectasis in adult. 【Methods】Retrospectiveanalysis had been used to study the causes and the location of atelectasis through the review of the 216 cases withatelectasis. 【Results】For 216cases with atelectasis, tumor (38.9%), tuberculosis (25.9%) and inflamtion (25%) wereits main causes. The atelectasis of median lobe mainly due to inflamtion. In the patients, age from 40 to 60, morethan half of the atelectasis were caused by lung cancer. 【Conclusions】Lung cancer, tuberculosis and inflamtionwere the main causes of atelectasis in adult patients; examination of bronchofibroscope plays an important role in theetiological diagnosis of pulmonary atelectasis