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Bullae, by definition, are air-filled cavities with a diameter of at least 1 cm in a ventilated lung and are demarcated from the lung parenchyma by their walls. Underlying is a mostly emphysematous illness, often leading to an increase in the air-filled cavity and, as such, to compression of the adjacent parenchyma and consecutive dyspnea or infection symptoms. Complications such as infections, hemorrhaging, and pneumothorax often occur within the bulla.
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Storz, K. (2015). Bullectomy. In: Dienemann, H., Hoffmann, H., Detterbeck, F. (eds) Chest Surgery. Springer Surgery Atlas Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12044-2_25
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