A Rare Cause of Respiratory Distress in the Newborn: Congenital Lobar Emphysema
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Congenital Lobar Emphysema; a Case Report Presenting with Respiratory Distress
Congenital lobar emphysema (CLE) is a cause of respiratory distress in newborns and infants. In this study we presented a complicated case of CLE in a 35-day-old infant who was treated successfully with surgical intervention. We reviewed several articles and texts to offer a complete discussion about clinical and paraclinical aspects of this entity. (Tanaffos 2003; 2(5):
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عنوان ژورنال: Turkish Journal of Pediatric Disease
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1307-4490
DOI: 10.12956/tjpd.2013.02