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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-12-21
pubmed:abstractText
Bullous pulmonary emphysema is a disease predominantly occurring uni- or bilaterally in men. While smaller localized bullae in the apex of the upper lobes may be the cause of spontaneous pneumothorax in younger asthenic patients, it may be the cause of fatal situations in older patients by rupture of giant bullae. False diagnosis between partial spontaneous pneumothorax and bullous emphysema are common, even now. The therapy of choice in all patients with bullous emphysema and still sufficient pulmonary function is surgical treatment with taking away the bullae. Only in patients older than 70 years with cardiorespiratory failure a longer lasting drainage therapy seems to be indicated. The results of all cases with bullous emphysema (47) treated in the thoracicosurgical department of the Research Institute for Pulmonary Diseases and Tuberculosis within 27 years are reported.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0303-657X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
157
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
17-26
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
[A contribution to bullous emphysema].
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract