title: Congenital bilobar emphysema.
abstract: Congenital bilobar emphysema is reported to be extremely rare. We describe 3 cases, and we review the diagnosis problems and treatment methods of this childhood respiratory tract pathologic condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia. mongi.mekki@rns.tn
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghribi
authors.forename: Mongi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mekki
authors.forename: Imed
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Krichene
authors.forename: Riadh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jouini
authors.forename: Kaies
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maazoun
authors.forename: Lassaad
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sahnoun
authors.forename: Mohamed Ben
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Brahim
authors.forename: Mohsen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Belghith
authors.forename: Chiraz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hafsa
authors.forename: Abdelfattah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zakhama
authors.forename: Abdellatif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nouri
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000175:diagnosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome