title: Spontaneous reduction in size of bullae (autobullectomy).
abstract: The authors describe three patients with apical bullous disease that showed partial to near complete spontaneous regression over time. This phenomenon, termed autobullectomy, is a heretofore little known or recognized manifestation of a common pulmonary disease.
authors: Department of Radiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68198-1045, USA.
authors: D F
authors: DF
authors: Orton
authors: J W
authors: JW
authors: Gurney
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013997:Time Factors