A case of lung volume reduction surgery with decortication for a septic patient in respiratory failure
•Decortication and lung volume reduction surgery are both major operations and each has its independent risk of morbidity and mortality.•Bullae can produce signs and radiologic appearances of pneumothorax and it is important to differentiate them before treatment. The differentiation between giant b...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4701825/ |