title: [Indication or surgical abstention in the treatment of emphysematous bullae (author's transl)].
abstract: During a 9-year period from 1968 to 1977, in the case of bullae measuring at least 10 cm diameter, 21 surgical interventions and 31 conservative treatments were performed. The indications were either peremptory (irreductible pneumothorax, acute extension of the bullae) or spontaneously determined using a series of detailed criteria. The frequency of bronchial cancer occurring in the emphysematous bullae is noteworthy (8 cases out of 55 observations).
mesh_terms: D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: A propos de l'indication ou de l'abstention chirurgicale dans le traitement des bulles d'emphysème.