Left Upper Lobectomy for Congenital Lobar Emphysema in a Low Weight Infant. (15th August 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kanakis, Meletios; Petsios, Konstantinos; Bobos, Dimitrios; Sarafidis, Kosmas; Nikopoulos, Stefanos; Kyriakoulis, Konstantinos; Lioulias, Achilleas; Giannopoulos, Nicholas
• Other Names: Foroulis Christophoros Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in surgery. Volume 2016(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-08-15
• Subjects: Surgery -- Periodicals; Surgery -- Case studies -- Periodicals; Surgical Procedures, Operative; General Surgery; Surgery; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Case studies; Periodicals; Case Reports; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; 617
• DOI: 10.1155/2016/4182741
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6900

Abstract

Abstract : Congenital lobar emphysema (CLE) is a rare lung congenital malformation. Differential diagnosis of the disease remains challenging in an infant with acute respiratory distress. We report a case of a 3-week-old female infant with a weight of 2.1 kg who presented respiratory distress related to CLE. Left upper lobectomy was performed and she had an uneventful recovery.