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CONGENITAL LOBAR EMPHYSEMA
Author(s) -
Myers N. A.
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1960.tb03081.x
Subject(s) - medicine , congenital lobar emphysema , etiology , clinical significance , pulmonary emphysema , cartilage , pediatrics , pathology , anatomy , lung
Summary 1. A case of congenital lobar emphysema is described. 2. Attention is drawn to the fact that three clinical groups of this condition can be recognized. 3. Although a common aetiological factor has not yet been described, a cartilage deficiency in the bronchi has been demonstrated in many of the reported cases. 3. The possible surgical significance of breathlessness in babies is stressed.