Giant pulmonary bulla causing respiratory compromise in a very low‐birthweight infant

Abstract Acquired cystic lung disease in premature infants is a serious respiratory complication, and pulmonary interstitial emphysema (PIE) has been widely reported. We report a rare case of giant pulmonary bulla in an infant treated with bullectomy where chest computed tomography was useful in dir...

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Main Authors: Tamao Shinohara, Yohei Hasebe, Daisuke Watanabe, Tomohide Sakurayama, Yuki Maebayashi, Fuminori Numano, Tomohiro Saito, Keiichi Koizumi, Atsushi Nemoto, Akitoshi Saito, Toshio Oyama, Noboru Oyachi, Minako Hoshiai, Atsushi Naitoh
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Published: Wiley 2022-11-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6577
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author Tamao Shinohara
Yohei Hasebe
Daisuke Watanabe
Tomohide Sakurayama
Yuki Maebayashi
Fuminori Numano
Tomohiro Saito
Keiichi Koizumi
Atsushi Nemoto
Akitoshi Saito
Toshio Oyama
Noboru Oyachi
Minako Hoshiai
Atsushi Naitoh
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spelling doaj.art-b3f72ec5c7b145429cfdfdff405a07942022-12-22T02:49:05ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042022-11-011011n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.6577Giant pulmonary bulla causing respiratory compromise in a very low‐birthweight infantTamao Shinohara0Yohei Hasebe1Daisuke Watanabe2Tomohide Sakurayama3Yuki Maebayashi4Fuminori Numano5Tomohiro Saito6Keiichi Koizumi7Atsushi Nemoto8Akitoshi Saito9Toshio Oyama10Noboru Oyachi11Minako Hoshiai12Atsushi Naitoh13Department of Neonatology Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital Yamanashi JapanDepartment of Pediatrics University of Yamanashi Faculty of Medicine Graduate School of Medicine Yamanashi JapanDepartment of Pediatrics University of Yamanashi Faculty of Medicine Graduate School of Medicine Yamanashi JapanDepartment of Neonatology Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital Yamanashi JapanDepartment of Neonatology Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital Yamanashi JapanDepartment of Pediatric Surgery Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital Yamanashi JapanDepartment of Pediatrics Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital Yamanashi JapanDepartment of Pediatrics Fujiyoshida Municipal Hospital Yamanashi JapanDepartment of Neonatology Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital Yamanashi JapanDepartment of Radiology Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital Yamanashi JapanDepartment of Pathology Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital Yamanashi JapanDepartment of Pediatric Surgery Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital Yamanashi JapanDepartment of Pediatrics Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital Yamanashi JapanDepartment of Neonatology Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital Yamanashi JapanAbstract Acquired cystic lung disease in premature infants is a serious respiratory complication, and pulmonary interstitial emphysema (PIE) has been widely reported. We report a rare case of giant pulmonary bulla in an infant treated with bullectomy where chest computed tomography was useful in directing treatment.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6577acquired cystic lung diseasegiant pulmonary bullapulmonary interstitial emphysemavery low‐birthweight infant
spellingShingle Tamao Shinohara
Yohei Hasebe
Daisuke Watanabe
Tomohide Sakurayama
Yuki Maebayashi
Fuminori Numano
Tomohiro Saito
Keiichi Koizumi
Atsushi Nemoto
Akitoshi Saito
Toshio Oyama
Noboru Oyachi
Minako Hoshiai
Atsushi Naitoh
Giant pulmonary bulla causing respiratory compromise in a very low‐birthweight infant
Clinical Case Reports
acquired cystic lung disease
giant pulmonary bulla
pulmonary interstitial emphysema
very low‐birthweight infant
title Giant pulmonary bulla causing respiratory compromise in a very low‐birthweight infant
title_full Giant pulmonary bulla causing respiratory compromise in a very low‐birthweight infant
title_fullStr Giant pulmonary bulla causing respiratory compromise in a very low‐birthweight infant
title_full_unstemmed Giant pulmonary bulla causing respiratory compromise in a very low‐birthweight infant
title_short Giant pulmonary bulla causing respiratory compromise in a very low‐birthweight infant
title_sort giant pulmonary bulla causing respiratory compromise in a very low birthweight infant
topic acquired cystic lung disease
giant pulmonary bulla
pulmonary interstitial emphysema
very low‐birthweight infant
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6577
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