A 57-year-old man with a fluid-containing lung cavity

D Chandra, SH Soubra, DM Musher - Chest, 2006 - journal.chestnet.org
Discussion Infected emphysematous bullae are a common but underreported complication
of COPD. The diagnosis is best made when a fluid level appears in a preexisting bulla of a …

Fluid-containing emphysematous bullae: a spectrum of illness

D Chandra, SR Rose, RB Carter… - European …, 2008 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Fluid-containing emphysematous bullae are an under-reported complication of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease. The roles of bronchoscopy in the work-up and of antibiotics …

Lung bullae with air-fluid levels: what is the appropriate therapeutic approach?

AF Henao-Martinez, JF Fernandez, SG Adams… - Respiratory …, 2012 - rc.rcjournal.com
Air-fluid levels within emphysematous lung bullae are a relatively uncommon occurrence in
patients with preexisting bullous disease, and are not commonly reported. We report 2 cases …

Air-fluid levels within lung bullae associated with pneumonitis

DA Mahler, BJ Gerstenhaber, ND D'Esopo - Lung, 1981 - Springer
Although air-fluid levels occur commonly within lung bullae, this entity in association with
non-tuberculous pneumonitis has received neither adequate nor recent emphasis. We …

Peri-emphysematous lung infection

DA MAHLER, ND D'ESOPO - Clinics in chest medicine, 1981 - Elsevier
The difficulty in classifying pulmonary infection within areas of bullous emphysema may
have contributed to the lack of appreciation of this entity. This process is important to …

Surgical treatment of a large emphysematous bulla complicated by accumulation of fluid and infection

R Vaghei, EB Terrell - Journal of the National Medical Association, 1988 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Emphysematous bulla complicated by infection is very rare. A case of a patient, who was a
respiratory cripple, with an infected bulla is presented. Surgical resection was performed …

Lung bullae with air-fluid levels

JI Peters, KR Kubitschek, MS Gotlieb, RJ Awe - The American journal of …, 1987 - Elsevier
Fourteen patients in whom air-fluid levels developed in pre-existing emphysematous bullae
were prospectively identified and followed. Although two patients were asymptomatic, 12 …

Capricious behavior of pulmonary bullae developing fluid

EH Rubin, AS Buchberg - Diseases of the Chest, 1968 - Elsevier
Emphysematous bullae developing fluid are described in two cases. Prolonged observation
reveals that both bullae and fluid may disappear or the fluid may absorb leaving the antrum …

Management of a giant fluid-filled bulla by closed-chest thoracostomy tube drainage

LS Kirschner, W Stauffer, PG Duane, C Krenzel - Chest, 1997 - Elsevier
A 53-year-old man was admitted to the hospital for management of pneumonia and a giant
fluid-filled bulla. He appeared acutely ill and had persistent fever despite prolonged therapy …

[引用][C] Spontaneous closure of a large emphysematous bulla

ZK Wahbi, AG Arnold - Respiratory medicine, 1995 - Elsevier
The spontaneous closure of a large emphysematous bulla is a rare occurrence. We report
such a case, that followed the development of an air-fluid level, and resulted in major …