TY  - JOUR
AU  - Huang, Wenting
AU  - Han, Rui
AU  - Li, Li
AU  - He, Yong
PY  - 2014
TI  - Surgery for giant emphysematous bullae: case report and a short literature review
JF  - Journal of Thoracic Disease; Vol 6, No 6 (June 26, 2014): Journal of Thoracic Disease
Y2  - 2014
KW  - 
N2  - Giant bullous emphysema (GBE), known as ‘vanishing lung syndrome’, usually occurs in association with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In this report, we describe a patient with giant emphysematous bulla occupying approximately 95% of the right hemithorax, who had history of repeated attacks of acute exacerbation of COPD. About 95% of right pulmonary parenchyma was removed. Delightfully, the 5% of residual lung compressed for 4 years gradually inflated, and occupied the whole hemithorax. Preoperatively he was functionally and clinically severely disabled while improved markedly after bullectomy.
UR  - https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/2459