[Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung. A report of 12 cases].
The congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung is uncommon. In the Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, 12 cases have been seen over a period of 31 years, which points out how rare this malformation is. There was a male predominance, and 75% of the patients had symptoms by 8 months of age. The main complaints were progressive respiratory failure in the newborn period and recurrent lung infection in older children. Treatment was surgical in all cases. There was only one fatality due to cardiac failure.
Blanco-Rodríguez
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Servicio de Cirugía de Tórax y Endoscopia, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, México, D.F.
Belío-Castillo
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Ramón-García
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015615:Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lung, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011859:Radiography
Malformación adenomatoidea quística pulmonar congénita. Presentación de 12 casos.