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I was diagnosed with "mild right basilar subsegmental atelectasis" from a ct scan. i also have pkd. could this be caused by the pkd? does it need tx?

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Benign: Atelectasis is just lung that it is not fully aerated. Most commonly this happens from not taking a deep breath for the x-ray.

Answered 3/20/2016

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A member asked:

I was diagnosed with "mild right basilar subsegmental atelectasis" from a ct scan. i also have pkd. could this be caused by the pkd? does it need tx?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Paxton Daniel answered

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