Intrabullous Adhesion Pexia (IBAP) by Percutaneous Pulmonary Bulla Centesis: An Alternative for the Surgical Treatment of Giant Pulmonary Bulla (GPB)

<div>Case 3 (patient 2) of GPB treated by IBAP as shown by CT scan. The 52-year-old male patient with bilateral pulmonary bullae and left GPB (thick arrow) (a). Seven days after IBAP in July 2006, the GPB closed completely (thick arrow), while a smaller bulla in the same side appeared (thin arrow), which may be previously compressed by the target GPB (b). Six years after IBAP, the left GPB did not recur (thick arrow) and the smaller one disappeared (thin arrow) (c).</div>

Canadian Respiratory Journal

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Figure 1: Intrabullous Adhesion Pexia (IBAP) by Percutaneous Pulmonary Bulla Centesis: An Alternative for the Surgical Treatment of Giant Pulmonary Bulla (GPB) 

Figure 1 | Intrabullous Adhesion Pexia (IBAP) by Percutaneous Pulmonary Bulla Centesis: An Alternative for the Surgical Treatment of Giant Pulmonary Bulla (GPB) 