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.
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*