title: Lung volume reduction surgery in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia. A case report.
abstract: A preterm infant at the age of 9 months with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and large lobar emphysema, compromising ventilation into adjacent lobes with respiratory failure under maximal conservative treatment and pulmonary arterial hypertension recovered initially well after bilateral lung volume reduction surgery, but progressed 2 years later into respiratory failure. The initial imaging with Magnetic-Resonance-Imaging (MRI)-Angiography and decision-making was difficult and interdisciplinary treatment was essential.
authors.affiliation: Department General Pediatrics and Neonatology, Childrens Hospital, University Giessen Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de Laffolie
authors.affiliation: Department General and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Giessen Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirschburger
authors.affiliation: Department Pediatric Cardiology, Childrens Hospital, University Giessen Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.affiliation: Department Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical School Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Lars D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Berthold
authors.affiliation: Department General Pediatrics and Neonatology, Childrens Hospital, University Giessen Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Faas
authors.affiliation: Department Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Medicine, University Greifswald Greifswald, Germany.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heckmann
keywords: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; emphysema; prematurity; surgery