Ipsilateral lobar emphysema in an infant with a repaired congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of lobar emphysema in an infant who had a congenital diaphragmatic hernia that was surgically repaired at birth.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
Pediatric critical care unit in a tertiary care hospital.


METHODS
A 9-month-old infant who had massive hyperinflation of the right lung and respiratory failure.


METHODS
Confirmation of lobar hyperinflation of the right lung with ventilation and perfusion defects and surgical treatment with lobectomy.


RESULTS
Successful treatment of respiratory failure.


CONCLUSIONS
Lobar emphysema can be a rare development in patients who had a congenital diaphragmatic hernia at birth. This can result in respiratory failure and needs surgical intervention.
Sykes
Joseph
J
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ, USA. jsykes@sbhcs.com
McQueen
Derrick
D
Vaithilingham
Lakshmi
L
Mirza
Hussnain
H
Mikkilineni
Susmita
S
Kalyanaraman
Meena
M
D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000601:surgery; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome