title: [Chronic atelectasis--an indication for lung resection in early childhood?].
abstract: Between 1980 and 1989, 69 children underwent lung resection in our department. 45 of them (25 boys, 20 girls, age 0-9 years) presented with atelectatic areas of the lung parenchyma, which had been demonstrated preoperatively in only 76%. Resections were performed for bronchial malformations (n = 7), sequestration (6), cysts (6), aspiration (1), pyocele following pulmonary artery ligation (1), upper lobe torsion (1), chronic pneumonia and/or bronchiectasis (14) and lobar emphysema with lung compression (10). The overall mortality was 4/45. Indications are discussed with special reference to the persistent or recurrent atelectasis.
authors.affiliation: Chir.-Univ.-Klinik, Maximiliansplatz, Erlangen.
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Hümmer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zimmermann
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schück
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*