Segmental bronchomalacia: successful surgical correction in an infant.
Bronchomalacia is a rare cause of recurrent pneumonia, atelectasis, and in advanced cases, respiratory failure. It is generally treated symptomatically, but in end-stage cases with respiratory failure, bronchial resection can be performed with significant clinical benefit. This paper described the second reported case of successful bronchial resection for bronchomalacia.
D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography