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Giant bullous emphysema mistaken for traumatic pneumothorax

Introduction: Giant bullous emphysema (GBE) is defined by giant bullae in one or both upper lobes, occupying at least one-third of the hemithorax and compressing the surrounding parenchyma [1]. Symptoms include dyspnea, hypoxia, chest pain and pressure, and hemoptysis [2], which can be complicated b...

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Autores principales: Ferreira Junior, Edson Gonçalves, Costa, Philippos Apolinario, Silveira, Larissa Melo Freire Golveia, Almeida, Luis Enrique Maurera, Salvioni, Nayane Carolina Pertile, Loureiro, Bruna Menon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6402233/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30826593
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.02.005