Successful Treatment of a Giant Emphysematous Bulla with an Endobronchial Valve in a Patient with Contralateral Lung Cancer
Patients with severe emphysema have a higher risk of developing lung cancer, and their surgical risk increases when emphysema is accompanied by a giant bulla. Here, we describe a patient who had an emphysematous giant bulla in the right upper lobe that was treated with an endobronchial valve place...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2017-08-01
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| Series: | Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.kjtcvs.org/journal/download_pdf.php?doi=10.5090/kjtcs.2017.50.4.305 |
| Summary: | Patients with severe emphysema have a higher risk of developing lung cancer, and their surgical risk increases
when emphysema is accompanied by a giant bulla. Here, we describe a patient who had an emphysematous
giant bulla in the right upper lobe that was treated with an endobronchial valve placement.
Subsequently, a cancerous lesion on the contralateral lung was successfully removed by lobectomy. |
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| ISSN: | 2233-601X 2093-6516 |