Giant pulmonary bulla

The present report describes a case of a giant pulmonary bulla in a 32-year-old man that progressed to occupy almost the entire left hemithorax. This report is unique in documenting the natural history of progression of this condition. Bullectomy was performed using the video-assisted thoracoscopic...

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Published inCanadian respiratory journal Vol. 8; no. 5; pp. 369 - 371
Main Authors Ng, C S, Sihoe, A D, Wan, S, Lee, T W, Arifi, A A, Yim, A P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Egypt Wiley 2001
Subjects
Adult
Blister - diagnosis
Blister - surgery
Humans
Lung Diseases - diagnosis
Lung Diseases - surgery
Male
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
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Summary:The present report describes a case of a giant pulmonary bulla in a 32-year-old man that progressed to occupy almost the entire left hemithorax. This report is unique in documenting the natural history of progression of this condition. Bullectomy was performed using the video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery approach.
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ISSN:1198-2241
1916-7245
DOI:10.1155/2001/927067