Autobullectomy: A rare case of spontaneous resolution of infected giant bullae
Introduction: Bullous lung disease is a common presentation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The giant pulmonary bulla occupies one third of involved hemithorax and characterized by the existence of centrilobular emphysema in non bullous lung. Sometimes air reabsorbs sp...
Main Authors: | Shubhra Jain, Vinod Joshi, Jitendra Kumar Sharma |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2019-01-01
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Series: | The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians |
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Online Access: | http://www.jacpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2320-8775;year=2019;volume=7;issue=2;spage=74;epage=75;aulast=Jain |
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