Successful surgical treatment of a newborn with bilateral congenital lobar emphysema.
A case report is presented of a newborn boy of 1,600 g who developed symptoms of bilateral congenital lobar emphysema. Successful surgical treatment performed in one operative session consisted of left upper and right middle lobectomy.
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Department of Pediatric Surgery, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, Netherland.
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D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*