title: Ipsilateral lobar emphysema in an infant with a repaired congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ, USA. jsykes@sbhcs.com
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sykes
authors.forename: Derrick
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McQueen
authors.forename: Lakshmi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vaithilingham
authors.forename: Hussnain
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mirza
authors.forename: Susmita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mikkilineni
authors.forename: Meena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kalyanaraman
mesh_terms: 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