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

Tamao ShinoharaYohei HasebeDaisuke WatanabeTomohide SakurayamaYuki MaebayashiFuminori NumanoTomohiro SaitoKeiichi KoizumiAtsushi NemotoAkitoshi SaitoToshio OyamaNoboru OyachiMinako HoshiaiAtsushi Naitoh

Published in: Clinical case reports (2022)

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.

Keyphrases

rare case
pulmonary hypertension
computed tomography
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance
respiratory tract
cystic fibrosis