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'''Hampton's hump''', also called '''Hampton hump''', is a [[radiologic sign]] seen on [[chest radiograph]]s indicating pulmonary infarction and [[atelectasis]] classically due to [[pulmonary embolism]]. It was first described by [[Aubrey Otis Hampton]] in 1940. |
'''Hampton's hump''', also called '''Hampton hump''', is a [[radiologic sign]] seen on [[chest radiograph]]s indicating pulmonary infarction and [[atelectasis]] classically due to [[pulmonary embolism]].<ref name="Pulmonary embolism">{{cite web|title=Pulmonary embolism|url=http://www.lifehugger.com/doc/2042/Pulmonary_Embolism|work=Slideshow|publisher=LifeHUgger.com}}</ref> It was first described by [[Aubrey Otis Hampton]] in 1940.<ref name="hampton">{{cite journal |author=Hampton AO, Castleman B |title=Correlation of postmortem chest teleroentgenograms with autopsy findings: with special reference to pulmonary embolism and infarction |journal=Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther |volume=34 |pages=305–326 |year=1940}}</ref> |
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It consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery of the [[lung]] with it's base against the pleural surface. |
It consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery of the [[lung]] with it's base against the pleural surface. |
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Revision as of 05:57, 29 January 2011
Hampton's hump, also called Hampton hump, is a radiologic sign seen on chest radiographs indicating pulmonary infarction and atelectasis classically due to pulmonary embolism.[1] It was first described by Aubrey Otis Hampton in 1940.[2]
It consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery of the lung with it's base against the pleural surface.
See also
References
- ^ "Pulmonary embolism". Slideshow. LifeHUgger.com.
- ^ Hampton AO, Castleman B (1940). "Correlation of postmortem chest teleroentgenograms with autopsy findings: with special reference to pulmonary embolism and infarction". Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther. 34: 305–326.