Congenital Lobar Emphysema

Authors

  • Abdollah Aale-Agha Department of Pediatrics, Taleghani Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Batool Rahimi Department of Pathology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Jafra Kouranloo Department of Pediatrics, Taleghani Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Manouchehr Amifeyz Department of Pediatrics, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Mohammad Seyae-Ahadi Department of Pediatrics, Taleghani Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract:

Over the past four years (1360-1364) we have surgically treated seven infants for lobar emphysema. The pathologic lesion in all patients was in upper lobe of the left lung. Respiratory distress and pneumonia are the cardinal symptoms of patients with this abnormality. Diagnosis is confirmed by chest x-ray. The treatment of choice is lobectomy of affected lobe. 

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volume 10  issue 1

pages  27- 34

publication date 1986-06

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