Congenital bilobar emphysema.
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.
Ghribi
Ali
A
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia. mongi.mekki@rns.tn
Mekki
Mongi
M
Krichene
Imed
I
Jouini
Riadh
R
Maazoun
Kaies
K
Sahnoun
Lassaad
L
Brahim
Mohamed Ben
MB
Belghith
Mohsen
M
Hafsa
Chiraz
C
Zakhama
Abdelfattah
A
Nouri
Abdellatif
A
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