Incidence and outcomes of surgical resection for giant pulmonary bullae--a population-based study.

• Main Authors: Gunnarsson, S I, Johannesson, K B, Gudjonsdottir, M, Magnusson, B, Jonsson, S, Gudbjartsson, T
• Other Authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Blister; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Iceland; Incidence; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Lung Diseases; Male; Middle Aged; Pneumonectomy; Postoperative Complications; Pulmonary Emphysema; Registries; Respiratory Function Tests; Retrospective Studies; Smoking; Survival Rate; Treatment Outcome; Meier
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2336/299083

Giant pulmonary bullae (GPB) are rare and there is little information on incidence, long-term prognosis, and outcome of treatment. To assess the incidence of GPB in the Icelandic population and to evaluate the outcome of surgical treatment. Twelve consecutive patients (11 males; mean age 60 ± 15.7 y...