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Vanishing Lung Syndrome: An Idiopathic Bullous Emphysema Mimicking Pneumothorax.
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15 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Vanishing Lung Syndrome in a Dog: Giant Pneumatocele or Giant Pulmonary Bulla Mimicking Tension Pneumothorax-First Report.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- Chronic Cavitary Pulmonary Histoplasmosis-Novel Concepts Regarding Pathogenesis.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A "bullous" syncope: When the air is too much.HeartRhythm case reports · 2024Article
- Low Diagnostic Accuracy of Transthoracic Ultrasound for the Assessment of Spontaneous Pneumothorax in the Emergency Setting: A Multicentric Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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- Elective over emergency: The role of precise diagnosis in managing Giant bullae in COPD patients - A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2023Article
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- Vanishing Lung Syndrome, or Idiopathic Giant Bullous Emphysema, with Pneumothorax, and Subcutaneous Emphysema in a 58-Year-Old Female Smoker with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.The American journal of case reports · 2022Article
- Vanishing lung syndrome masquerading as pneumothorax in a smoker: Now you see me, now you do not.Lung India : official organ of Indian Chest SocietyArticle
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Abstract
Vanishing lung syndrome (VLS) is also referred to as idiopathic giant bullous emphysema and is a rare manifestation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Middle-aged tobacco smokers, younger marijuana users, and those with alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency may especially be affected. The clinical and radiographic findings of VLS may initially be misinterpreted as spontaneous pneumothorax. High-resolution CT is the diagnostic imaging modality of choice in these patients and can help to differentiate VLS from pneumothorax. Such imaging also helps guide appropriate management. Management of VLS ranges from a conservative to a surgical approach depending upon patients' comorbidities and candidacy for surgical resection. We present a case of a 64-year-old man with frequent hospitalizations for COPD exacerbation admitted with worsening shortness of breath and was found to have giant bullae mimicking a pneumothorax on the initial presentation.
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