Bullous emphysema occurs when there’s damage to your alveolar walls, which stretch to form large pockets of air (bullae). These air pockets can measure larger than 1 centimeter (cm). …

2025年1月7日 · Pulmonary bullae (singular bulla) are gas-containing cystic structures formed by confluent destroyed and dilated airspaces (distal to terminal bronchioles).

2023年6月26日 · Eighty percent of patients presenting with bullae have associated pulmonary emphysema, and this entity, therefore, is referred to as bullous emphysema. It is a subset of …

2012年2月8日 · ‘Blebs’ are blister-like air pockets that form on the surface of the lung. Bulla (or Bullae for pleural) is the term used for air-filled cavities within the lung tissue. Who gets/ who …

2023年2月9日 · Bullous emphysema (BE) refers to damaged alveoli that distend to form large air spaces, especially in the top of the lung. BE is a radiographic diagnosis according to chest X …

2025年1月21日 · Bullous emphysema is a severe form of chronic lung disease characterized by the development of large air-filled spaces, known as bullae, within the lungs. These bullae …

If blebs become larger or come together to form a larger cyst, they are called bulla. Unless a pneumothorax occurs, or the bulla becomes very large, there are usually no symptoms. …

A bulla is defined as an air space in the lung measuring more than one centimeter in diameter in the distended state. The term giant bulla is used for bullae that occupy at least 30 percent of a …

2024年11月19日 · Large air spaces called bullae form in the lungs when the inner walls of the alveoli are destroyed. This leaves one very large air sac instead of a cluster of many smaller …

2017年1月11日 · Three different types of bullae are shown arising from a lung that has been removed from within the chest wall. A type I bulla is shown at the apex, a type II is in the …