Giant pulmonary bulla causing respiratory compromise in a very low‐birthweight infant
oleh: Tamao Shinohara, Yohei Hasebe, Daisuke Watanabe, Tomohide Sakurayama, Yuki Maebayashi, Fuminori Numano, Tomohiro Saito, Keiichi Koizumi, Atsushi Nemoto, Akitoshi Saito, Toshio Oyama, Noboru Oyachi, Minako Hoshiai, Atsushi Naitoh
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| Diterbitkan: | Wiley 2022-11-01 |
Deskripsi
Abstract Acquired cystic lung disease in premature infants is a serious respiratory complication, and pulmonary interstitial emphysema (PIE) has been widely reported. We report a rare case of giant pulmonary bulla in an infant treated with bullectomy where chest computed tomography was useful in directing treatment.