Congenital Lobar Emphysema and Intercostal Drainage Tube Insertion: The Common Fate of an Uncommon Disease
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Congenital Lobar Emphysema
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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عنوان ژورنال: JOURNAL of CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2249-782X
DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2012/4449.2565