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Bullectomies for bullous sarcoidosis
C M Pena1, D M Cosgrove, P Eng
1Department of Pulmonary Disease, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195.
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
|March 1, 1993
Summary
This study presents a novel surgical approach for cystic sarcoidosis. Bilateral lower lobectomies in one stage successfully improved respiratory function in a patient refractory to prednisone.
Area of Science:
- Pulmonology
- Thoracic Surgery
- Medical Research
Background:
- Cystic sarcoidosis can lead to severe respiratory insufficiency.
- Conventional treatments like prednisone may be ineffective for advanced disease.
- Enlarging blebs in cystic sarcoidosis can compromise lung function.