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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/43944| Title: | The aetiology and pathogenesis of emphysema |
| Authors: | Gatt, Stephen |
| Keywords: | Emphysema, Pulmonary -- Etiology Emphysema, Pulmonary -- Diagnosis Lungs -- Diseases, Obstructive |
| Issue Date: | 1975 |
| Publisher: | Malta Medical Students Association |
| Citation: | Gatt, S. (1975). The aetiology and pathogenesis of emphysema. Chest-piece, 3(7), 31-34. |
| Abstract: | The term "emphysema" was coined by Theophile Laennec in 1819 to describe what we today call "Surgical Emphysema". Surgical or Interlobular Emphysema occur when the pressure gradient between the alveolar lumen and the surrounding interstitium is exceeded. The tolerable limit to the steepness of the pressure gradient is 20 30cm of water in neonates (1) and over 150cm in adults. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/43944 |
| Appears in Collections: | Chest-piece, volume 3, issue 7 Chest-piece, volume 3, issue 7 |
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