bullous emphysema

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Related to bullous emphysema: Giant Bullous Emphysema

bullous emphysema

[′bu̇l·əs ‚em·fə′zē·mə]

(medicine)

Acute overinflation of the lungs due to extreme efforts to inhale to overcome a bronchial obstruction.

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In the present study, the most common finding on HRCT was air trapping (77%) followed by bullous emphysema (59%), paraseptal emphysema (41%) and non-bullous emphysema (35%).

Role of HRCT in early detection of emphysema in smokers with normal chest radiograph

(1) It is, however, not pathognomonic, and can occur with bullous emphysema, pneumothorax and dilatation of the distal oesophagus.

A review of non-obstetric spontaneous pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema

Patients incapacitated with diffuse, bullous emphysema are being treated with laser reduction pneumoplasty.

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