title: Management of an unusual case of congenital lobar emphysema.
abstract: A 10-week-old infant, who presented with respiratory embarrassment, was found to have an azygos lobe complicated by congenital lobar emphysema. The pediatric work-up, operative management, and postoperative course are described. The cases presenting at Duke University Medical Center are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mantese
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spock
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Wolfe
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001401:Azygos Vein / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000151:congenital*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*