Abstract
Emphysema is an increase in size of the air spaces distal to the terminal bronchiole with destruction of their walls. Since emphysema is defined, on morbid anatomy, a specimen of lung tissue must be examined before the diagnosis can be made with certainty.
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Thurlbeck, W. M., Chronic Airflow Obstruction in Lung Disease, Saunders, Philadelphia, 1976.
Kuepers, F. and Black, L. F., Alpha1 antitrypsin and its deficiency, Am. Rev. Resp. Dis., 1974, 110, 176.
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Geddes, D.M. (1981). Emphysema and Bullae. In: Airways Obstruction. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8078-5_4
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