[Emphysematous giant bulla that was difficult to differetiated from pneumothorax].
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.
Niimi
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Department of Respiratory Surgery, Okazaki Municipal Hospital, Okazaki, Japan.
Satou
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Asaoka
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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