Bilateral Pulmonary Langerhans's Cell Histiocytosis is Surgical Challenge in Children: A Case Report

• Main Authors: Tutku Soyer (Author), Gül Özyüksel (Author), Özlem Boybeyi Türer (Author), Kübra Çakmakkaya (Author), Sinan Yavuz (Author), Bilgehan Yalçın (Author), Diclehan Orhan (Author), Ebru Yalçın (Author), Deniz Doğru (Author), Benan Bayrakçı (Author), Nural Kiper (Author), Canan Akyüz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Pulmonary Langerhans's cell histiocytosis (PLCH) is a rare cause of interstitial lung disease in children and more than half of the cases are bilateral. Persistent respiratory distress due to spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) in bilateral PLCH may refractory to conservative trea...