Lung India (Jan 2007)

Unilateral bullous emphysema of lung

  • Shah N,
  • Bhargava R,
  • Ahmed Z,
  • Pandey D,
  • Shameem M,
  • Bachh A,
  • Akhtar S,
  • Dar K,
  • Mohsina M

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 24, no. 1
pp. 30 – 32

Abstract

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Emphysematous bullae in a lung can coalesce into a large lucency and may cause a shift of mediastinal structures. The present report describes a case of multiple emphysematous bullae in a 35 years old man that occupied the entire left hemi-thorax with mediastinal compression of the right lung. The patient underwent a left sided thoracotomy with a left pneumonectomy. The patient had an uneventful recovery.

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