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Cardiothoracic Surgery Management of Giant Bullous Lung Disease Initially Misdiagnosed as Pneumothorax: A Case Report

Giant bullous emphysema, also known as "vanishing lung syndrome", is a rare manifestation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that is associated with high mortality. Cigarette smoking and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (A1AD) are two main causes that result in permanent enlarge...

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Autores principales: Piao, Xuanzhen, Alyass, Fadi, Yousuf, Arshad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10106343/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37077593
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36313