Surgical resection of a giant emphysematous bulla occupying the entire hemithorax
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Surgical resection of a giant emphysematous bulla occupying the entire hemithorax.
Surgical bullectomy is the treatment of choice for giant emphysematous bullae; however, when a giant emphysematous bulla occupies the entire hemithorax, and the remaining lung is in a collapsed state for a long period, it is difficult to predict the surgical outcome preoperatively. We report a case of the successful resection of a giant emphysematous bulla occupying the entire hemithorax. A 44-...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1873-734X,1010-7940
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs699