Congenital lobar emphysema.
Congenital lobar emphysema is a cause of respiratory distress during infancy that may present a diagnostic problem. Recognition of this entity is rewarding, because excisional therapy is fairly specific and the results are satisfactory. We present two infants aged 7 weeks and 2 days with congenital lobar emphysema who were diagnosed and treated in our institution for the past two years. Published work is reviewed; diagnostic and treatment issues are discussed.
Puvabanditsin
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University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey at Newark, USA. surasak1@aol.com
Garrow
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Biswas
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Punyasavasut
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed