title: [Emphysematous giant bulla that was difficult to differetiated from pneumothorax].
abstract: We experienced 2 patients who admitted to our hospital becaus of acute onset of dyspnea and chest pain. Chest X-ray and chest computed tomography showed severe atelectasisi of hemilateral lung. After intathoracic drainage under local anesthesia, we diagnosed a emphysematous giant bulla. We resected the giant bulla.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Surgery, Okazaki Municipal Hospital, Okazaki, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Niimi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Satou
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asaoka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed