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AN INTERESTING CASE OF GIANT BULLA OF LUNG SIMULATING TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX

NARTHANAN M MATHISELVAN .C.A

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 A 55 year old woman visited our hospital for           exertional dyspnoea and dry cough for 2 months. Radiological investigations revealed a giant bulla of the left lung simulating tension pneumothorax , that was treated with video assisted thorascopic bullectomy. This case is reported as to include giant bulla in the differential diagnosis of tension                    pneumothorax

 


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