Volume 108, Issue 5, Pages 1454-1456 (November 1995) Emergent Bullectomy in a Patient With Severe Bullous Emphysema Receiving Mechanical Ventilatory Assistance Eric R. Pacht, MD, FCCP CHEST Volume 108, Issue 5, Pages 1454-1456 (November 1995) DOI: 10.1378/chest.108.5.1454 Copyright © 1995 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 1 Preoperative chest radiograph demonstrating replacement of the left lung and three quarters of the right lung with bullous lesions. There is significant compression of the right middle and lower lobes. CHEST 1995 108, 1454-1456DOI: (10.1378/chest.108.5.1454) Copyright © 1995 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 2 Top: high-resolution CT scan of the right middle lobe demonstrating scattered bullous lesions. Bottom: high-resolution CT scan of the right middle and lower lobes that reveals fairly normal lung parenchyma. CHEST 1995 108, 1454-1456DOI: (10.1378/chest.108.5.1454) Copyright © 1995 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 3 Chest radiograph taken 30 months after surgery demonstrating reexpansion of the right middle and lower lobes. CHEST 1995 108, 1454-1456DOI: (10.1378/chest.108.5.1454) Copyright © 1995 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions