Chen Hao, Wang Wenli, Feng Jing, Mei Yunqing
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University Shanghai, China.
Int J Clin Exp Med. 2015 Oct 15;8(10):19604-6. eCollection 2015.
Giant bullous emphysema, or vanishing lung syndrome, typically occurs in young, thin male smokers with large bullae in one or more upper lobes occupying at least one-third of the hemithorax. We present here a rare case of giant bullous emphysema in a mid-age nonsmoking female who was seen for progressive shortness of breath and cough. Chest computed tomography found a giant bulla in the middle lobe of right lung. The patient underwent successful thoracoscopic bullectomy and is currently without residual symptoms.
巨大肺大疱,或肺消失综合征,通常发生在年轻、消瘦的男性吸烟者身上,其一个或多个上叶有大的肺大疱,占据半侧胸腔至少三分之一的空间。我们在此报告一例罕见的巨大肺大疱病例,患者为中年不吸烟女性,因进行性气短和咳嗽前来就诊。胸部计算机断层扫描发现右肺中叶有一个巨大肺大疱。该患者接受了成功的胸腔镜肺大疱切除术,目前没有残留症状。