Do bullae indicate a predisposition to recurrent pneumothorax?

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 73, Issue 868, 2000, Pages 356-359

  Smit, H J M ^a,c   Wienk, M A Th P ^a   Schreurs, A J M ^b   Schramel, F M N H ^a   Postmus, P E ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^c RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLISTER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LUNG BULLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX;

EID: 0034096074     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.73.868.10844859     Document Type: Article

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