Bulla papieża Bonifacego IX erygująca Wydział Teologiczny na Uniwersytecie Krakowskim

Classic lung bulla.

A 57-year-old man presented with increasing respiratory distress. Chest radiography (Figure 1) and computed tomography (Figure 2) confirmed the diagnosis of a huge lung bulla. Bullectomy was performed (Figure 3). Subsequently, the remaining lung expanded fully to fill the hemithorax. On follow-up after 7 years, the patient was asymptomatic with fully expanded lung without any bulla. Asian Cardi...

Infectious giant bulla associated with lung cancer.

A 79 year-old man sought treatment in the emergency room complaining of persistent fever, chest pain, and general fatigue. A chest X-ray showed a giant infectious bulla (24 cm in diameter) in the left lung. The patient had no history of abnormalities on X-rays, and his latest medical check-up, conducted in the preceding year, had produced no abnormal findings. Diagnostic procedures, including b...

Successful Treatment of Bulla with Endobronchial Valves

Emphysematous bullae are a complication of end-stage COPD. Patients with large bullae and poor respiratory function have limited treatment options. Surgical resection is a recognized treatment, but functional improvement after bullectomy is not satisfactory in patients with forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) < 35% predicted. When this 59-year-old male end-stage COPD patient was assessed, he...

An anatomic classification of the ethmoidal bulla.

OBJECTIVE The ethmoid bone is arguably the most complex and varied osseous structure in the human body. The partitions within form a unique labyrinth of lamellae and spaces from specimen to specimen or, as in this study, from patient to patient. The surgical anatomy of the ethmoid bone, and the ethmoidal bulla in particular, is ill-defined and heretofore largely unclassified. In an attempt to b...

IX. Biomechanics