Giant bullous emphysema

Giant bullous emphysema with placental transmogrification is an extremely rare entity, with 30 previously reported cases. Of… (More)

We describe a case of a young man presenting with exertional dyspnea. His chest radiograph showed hyperlucency in his left lung… (More)

Giant bullous emphysema, or vanishing lung syndrome, typically occurs in young, thin male smokers with large bullae in one or… (More)

Giant bullous emphysema (GBE), known as 'vanishing lung syndrome', usually occurs in association with chronic obstructive… (More)

Spontaneous resolution of bulla associated with infection or tumor is occasionally observed. However, resolution of progressively… (More)

Development of multiple lung bullae [variously termed primary bullous disease of the lung, giant bullous emphysema (GBE), or… (More)

Placental transmogrification of the lung is a rare histologic subtype of bullous emphysema. We report a case of placental… (More)

OBJECTIVE Advances in video-assisted thoracic surgical (VATS) technique led the authors to reconsider the treatment and… (More)

OBJECTIVE We describe a new sign improving detection of pneumothorax in patients with giant bullous emphysema: air surrounding… (More)