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Hao Chen1, Wenli Wang1, Jing Feng1
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University Shanghai, China.
Abstract:
Giant bullous emphysema, or vanishing lung syndrome, typically occurs in young, thin male smokers with large bullae in one or more upper lobes occupying at least one-third of the hemithorax. We present here a rare case of giant bullous emphysema in a mid-age nonsmoking female who was seen for progressive shortness of breath and cough. Chest computed tomography found a giant bulla in the middle lobe of right lung. The patient underwent successful thoracoscopic bullectomy and is currently without residual symptoms.
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