title: [Congenital bronchial atresia in adults].
abstract: Congenital bronchial atresia is a rare congenital obliteration of a segmental or lobar bronchus resulting in distension of the corresponding parenchyma. It is seldom diagnosed in the adult. It may lead to infectious complications and, in the long term, to damage to the adjacent lung parenchyma. A surgical resection is necessary and it can be achieved by thoracoscopy. We report a recent series of six patients.
authors.affiliation: Département Thoracique, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, 42 Boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zribi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brian
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lenoir
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Validire
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gossot
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005260:Female; D005660:Funnel Chest; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000150:complications; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult