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KMID : 0383820130750050222
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2013 Volume.75 No. 5 p.222 ~ p.224
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A Case of Bilateral Giant Bullae in Young Adult
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Park Ju-Hee
Kim Jung-Hyun
Lee Jung-Kyu
Kim Soo-Jung
Lee Ae-Ra
Moon Hyeon-Jong
Kim Deog-Kyeom
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Abstract
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Giant bullae are large bullae occupying at least one-third of the hemithorax and surgical bullectomy is the treatment of choice. We report a case with symptomatic giant bullae which were resected successfully. A 35-year-old man presented with bilateral giant bullae that occupied almost the entire left hemithorax and a third of the right hemithorax. He was a current smoker with a 30 pack-year history and he presented with dyspnea on exertion. An elective surgical bullectomy was performed with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. The patient recovered without any adverse events and stayed well for 1 month after surgery.
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KEYWORD
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Blister, Pulmonary Emphysemaspiratory
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