title: Pediatric chest I: Developmental and physiologic conditions for the surgeon.
abstract: This article addresses basic anatomic considerations of the chest and describes common conditions of the lungs, pleura, and mediastinum that affect children.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Box 800709, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guidry
authors.forename: Eugene D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: McGahren
mesh_terms: D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D015615:Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lung, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004933:Esophageal Atresia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D015619:Respiratory System Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures; D013909:Thorax / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*