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Emphysema

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Emphysema is a chronic obstructive airway disease characterized by an abnormal, irreversible, permanent enlargement of the air spaces distal to the terminal bronchioles, associated with destruction of the alveolar walls, and without obvious fibrosis.

Emphysema is a chronic obstructive airway disease characterized by an abnormal, irreversible, permanent enlargement of the air spaces distal to the terminal bronchioles, associated with destruction of the alveolar walls, and without obvious fibrosis.

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  1. Jarrah Ali Al-Tubaikh
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  1. Universitätsklinikum München Klinikum Großhadern, Institut für Klinische Radiologie, Marchioninistr. 15, Müchen, 81377, Germany

    Jarrah Ali Al-Tubaikh (Radiologist, Medical Illustrator) (Radiologist, Medical Illustrator)

  2. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Sabah Hospital, Kuwait

    Jarrah Ali Al-Tubaikh (Radiologist, Medical Illustrator) (Radiologist, Medical Illustrator)

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Al-Tubaikh, J.A. (2010). Emphysema. In: Al-Tubaikh, J.A. (eds) Internal Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03709-2_22

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