Open AccessCongenital cystic lesions of the lungs: The perils of misdiagnosis - A single-center experience
Author(s) -
Vijaya Raman,
Sandeep Agarwala,
Veereshwar Bhatnagar,
Shasanka Shekhar Panda,
Arun Kumar Gupta
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.152616
Subject(s) - medicine , congenital lobar emphysema , single center , pneumothorax , lung , empyema , surgery , presentation (obstetrics) , radiology , pediatrics
A majority of cystic lesions in the western world are detected antenatally, whereas, the diagnosis in our setup occurs once the child becomes symptomatic. Surgical management is primarily dictated by the presence of symptoms, recurrent infection, and rarely by the potential risk of malignant transformation.