Spontaneous regression of a giant pulmonary bulla

Thorax

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 549-550

  Bradshaw, David A ^a   Murray, Kevin M ^a   Amundson, Dennis E ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Emphysema; Giant bulla; Pulmonary function; Spontaneous regression

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG BULLA; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029891992     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.51.5.549     Document Type: Article

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