PEDIATRICS Vol. 31 No. 1 January 1963, pp. 87-96
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BILATERAL CONGENITAL LOBAR EMPHYSEMA SURGICALLY CORRECTED

Frederick W. Floyd M.D.1, Anthony J. Repici M.D.1, Edgar T. Gibson M.D.2, and Chauncey K. McGeorge M.D.3

1 Department of Pediatrics, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Camden, New Jersey
2 Department of Surgery, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Camden, New Jersey
3 Department of Radiology, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Camden, New Jersey

A case of bilateral congenital lobar emphysema, documented by serial roentgenograms, required two separate lobectomies. Most authors believe the etiology to be probably valvular obstruction of the main lobar bronchus. Rarely is medical management sufficient; most patients with this disorder require lobectomy of the affected lobe.

Submitted on March 26, 1962
Accepted on July 5, 1962




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