title: Reversible hyperinflation in emphysema.
abstract: Pulmonary emphysema results in hyperinflation of the lungs and concomitant changes in the configuration of the thoracic cavity. We describe a patient who underwent bilateral lung transplantation for emphysema due to alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency. Dramatic changes in chest dimensions and configuration occurred following transplantation, demonstrating the dynamic and reversible nature of the thoracic cavity abnormalities of emphysema.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Hertz
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Bonser
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Jamieson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tashjian
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Halvorsen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008297:Male; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013909:Thorax / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D019896:alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency