Entirely thoracoscopic resection of a giant emphysematous bulla
Autor: | Walter Sebastián Nardi, Silvia Quadrelli, Domingo Chimondeguy, Gustavo Lyons, Agustín Buero |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male Case Report Computed tomography VATS Resection 03 medical and health sciences Emphysematous bulla Blister 0302 clinical medicine Humans Medicine Bulla (seal) medicine.diagnostic_test bullectomy business.industry Thoracoscopy Giant bulla General Medicine Anatomy Lobe Treatment Outcome medicine.anatomical_structure Pulmonary Emphysema 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Left upper lobe giant bulla 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Tomography X-Ray Computed business Large size |
Zdroj: | Pan African Medical Journal; Vol. 30 No. 1 (2018) The Pan African Medical Journal |
ISSN: | 1937-8688 |
Popis: | A 38-year-old man with longilinear shape, smoker (38 packs/year) and no other relevant medical history was referred to our department due to the finding of left pulmonary hyperlucency on a chest x-ray. A computed tomography (CT) was performed and a giant emphysematous bulla with thin-walled partitions inside was shown that replaced almost the entire left upper lobe, The patient underwent an exploratory thoracoscopy. Intraoperatively a giant bulla was seen that initially impressed to replace the entire upper lobe. Despite the large size we decided to attempt thoracoscopic resection preserving the remaining healthy parenchyma. Bullectomy was done using linear endoscopic stapling devices. To our knowledge this is the only case with such a large bulla resected entirely by VATS. Keywords: giant bulla, bullectomy, VATS |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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