• Chest · Aug 1989

    Case Reports

    Reversible hyperinflation in emphysema.

    • M I Hertz, R S Bonser, S W Jamieson, J Tashjian, and R A Halvorsen.
    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
    • Chest. 1989 Aug 1;96(2):421-2.

    AbstractPulmonary emphysema results in hyperinflation of the lungs and concomitant changes in the configuration of the thoracic cavity. We describe a patient who underwent bilateral lung transplantation for emphysema due to alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency. Dramatic changes in chest dimensions and configuration occurred following transplantation, demonstrating the dynamic and reversible nature of the thoracic cavity abnormalities of emphysema.

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