A Case of Bilateral Giant Bullae in Young Adult / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 222-224, 2013.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-157862
ABSTRACT
Giant bullae are large bullae occupying at least one-third of the hemithorax and surgical bullectomy is the treatment of choice. We report a case with symptomatic giant bullae which were resected successfully. A 35-year-old man presented with bilateral giant bullae that occupied almost the entire left hemithorax and a third of the right hemithorax. He was a current smoker with a 30 pack-year history and he presented with dyspnea on exertion. An elective surgical bullectomy was performed with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. The patient recovered without any adverse events and stayed well for 1 month after surgery.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pulmonary Emphysema
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Blister
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Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
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Dyspnea
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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