Spontaneous regression of a giant pulmonary bulla.
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Spontaneous resolution of a giant pulmonary bulla in an older woman: role of functional assessment.
Pulmonary bullae usually occur as isolated abnormalities in otherwise normal lung tissue or, more frequently, in the presence of emphysema. Pulmonary bullae tend to progressively increase in their size, and spontaneous regressions have very rarely been reported. In this paper, we report the case of an older woman experiencing the spontaneous resolution of a giant pulmonary bulla. Interestingly,...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.51.12.1283-b