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Diffuse Bullous Emphysema of the Lung:
Author(s) -
Olearchyk Andrew S.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.0886-0440.2004.200378.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumothorax , glue , surgery , lung , resection , pulmonary emphysema , conservative treatment , materials science , composite material
A middle‐aged man suffered a recurrent right pneumothorax with a prolonged air leak due to diffuse bullous emphysema of the lung. On December 19, 2001, he underwent a successful conservative resection of the bullae with a local application of a gelatin‐resorcin‐formalin biological glue.