ArticleAnnals of thoracic medicine
Congenital lobar emphysema: Thoracotomy versus minimally invasive surgery.
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- Is thoracoscopy superior to thoracotomy in the treatment of congenital lung malformations? An updated meta-analysis.Therapeutic advances in respiratory diseasePooled it
- Rare presentation of a rare disease: Bilateral congenital lobar overinflation.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
- A rare case of symptomatic congenital lobar emphysema in an adolescent female who underwent expectant management of a congenital pulmonary malformation: a case report.AME case reports · 2024Article
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- An atypical case of congenital lobar emphysema in an adult, non-smoker patient presenting with pneumothorax.Respiratory medicine case reports · 2021Article
- Clinical and surgical aspects of congenital lobar over-inflation: a single center retrospective study.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundCongenital lobar emphysema (CLE) is a rare developmental malformation of the lung but can be associated with high morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study is to review our experience with 45 patients with CLE highlighting clinical features, aspects of diagnosis, and management.
methodsThe medical records of all patients diagnosed with CLE in our center were reviewed. Patients age at the time of diagnosis, sex, clinical presentation, associated anomalies, the lobes affected, treatment modality, and outcome were described. A comparison was made between those who had lobectomy via open thoracotomy and those treated thoracoscopically.
resultsFrom January 2000 to December 2018, a total of 45 infants with CLE were presented to our institution. There were 30 male and 15 female, and the mean age at presentation was 3.35 months. Twenty-five patients presented with respiratory distress. Nine patients presented immediately after birth, and two of them had surgery within the 1
conclusionsCLE is a rare malformation with variable presentation. Infants presenting with respiratory distress or recurrent chest infection should be evaluated for the possibility of CLE. Lobectomy is the treatment of choice, and rarely, the patients may be managed conservatively. Thoracoscopic lobectomy is a safe procedure with the possibility of air leak and conversion to open lobectomy.
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