Open AccessEvaluation of early and late complications in patients with congenital lobar emphysema: A 12 year experience
Author(s) -
Masoud Nazem,
Mehrdad Hosseinpour
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.70412
Subject(s) - medicine , congenital lobar emphysema , pathological , surgery , thoracotomy , radiological weapon , pediatrics , respiratory distress
Congenital lobar emphysema (CLE) is characterised by over distension of one lobe and pressure on the adjacent lobe and mediastinum. In this study, we review the pathological results of our paediatric patients with CLE, highlighting the early and late complications that occurred in these patients.