Michael's spine showing the curve
Michael's left side looking surprisingly normal--there are abnormalities and small issues but it is really fairly normal.
Michael's right side--obviously there are many abnormalities, it was quite shocking to see in 3D
- Top left shows going towards the airway split off, the right is already visibly compressed. Top right shows the left airway, compressed but still functional. The bottom left shows the compressed right airway.
- This shows the scope going down the trachea and comping towards the airway you can see even the trachea is getting compressed.
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September 18, 2008 at 3:38 am
Craig
It was indeed shocking. Does the SDS help to explain what has gone on here?
September 18, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Kelly
It helps in the sense that this rib cage looks nothing like Jeune’s Syndrome, and even more so, the left side looks nothing like Jeune’s Syndrome in its very normalcy. With SDS, there are rib cage abnormalities that aren’t as clearly set and along a spectrum that at the more severe end has thoracic dystrophy involved that accounts for this.