Vanishing lung syndrome (giant bullous emphysema): CT findings in 7 patients and a literature review

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 227-230

  Sharma, Nidhi ^a   Justaniah, Al Mamoon ^a   Kanne, Jeffrey P ^a   Gurney, Jud W ^b   Mohammed, Tan Lucien H ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullous lung disease; Giant bullous emphysema; Vanishing lung syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GIANT BULLOUS EMPHYSEMA; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG BULLA; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG FIBROSIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VANISHING LUNG SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; BLISTER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 69549124325     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e31819b9f2a     Document Type: Article

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