Surgical treatment of bilateral vanishing lung syndrome: a case report

Surgical treatment of bilateral vanishing lung syndrome: a case report

Abstract Background Volume reduction surgery is a routine treatment method for lung emphysema in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. The formation of giant bullous emphysema is an indication for surgical bullectomy. Bilateral giant bullae severely compromise lung function and comp...

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Main Authors: Dmitry Borisovich Giller, Galina Vladimirovna Scherbakova, Boris Dmitrievich Giller, Arkadyi Leybovich Khanin, Vladimir Nikolayeich Nikolenko, Mikhail Yegorovich Sinelnikov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Bullous emphysema
Gigantic lung bullae
VATS
Spontaneous pneumothorax
COPD surgery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-020-01246-4

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