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“Not all bullae are synonymous with COPD”—a rare congenital anomaly described
Author(s) -
Vasantha Nair,
Kiran Vishnu Narayan,
Jayakumar Thanathu Krishnan Nair
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery/indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 0973-7723
pISSN - 0970-9134
DOI - 10.1007/s12055-018-0715-2
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiothoracic surgery , cardiac surgery , vascular surgery , pulmonary atresia , calcification , artery , bypass grafting , surgery , radiology , cardiology , pulmonary artery
Hyperlucent areas with thin walls and absent vascular markings in chest X ray are described as radiological findings of a bullae. We present the case of an adult male referred for coronary revascularisation and bullectomy in the right lung. A non-smoker, without any significant past medical history, made us think of bronchial atresia. He was planned for coronary artery bypass grafting with close follow-up of lung anomaly. Clinicians should be aware of this entity in non-smokers with unilateral bullous lesion and calcification as other close clinical differentials warrant aggressive medical management.

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