A total pleural covering of absorbable cellulose mesh prevents pneumothorax recurrence in patients with Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome
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DOI: 10.1186/s13023-018-0790-x
Abstract: BackgroundBirt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHDS) is a recently recognized inherited multiple cystic lung disease causing recurrent pneumothoraces. Similarly to the lesions in patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), the pulmonary cysts are innumerable and widely dispersed and cannot all… read more here.
Keywords: hogg dub; recurrence; pleural covering; dub syndrome ... See more keywords