Congenital lobar emphysema: Pitfalls and management.
Ann Card Anaesth
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2010 Jan; 13(1): 53-58
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Congenital lobar emphysema is a rare entity presenting in the first month of life. It appears with varying degrees of respiratory distress, clinical and radiological evidence of over-aeration of the upper and middle lobes, mediastinal shift and hypoxia. Its early recognition and surgical intervention can be life-saving. Even today, despite advanced diagnostic techniques, pitfalls in diagnosis and management are not uncommon and the condition may be mistaken for pneumothorax or pneumonia. This report elucidates the anesthetic management of three such cases with a review of literature.
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Main subject:
Pulmonary Emphysema
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Humans
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Male
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Infant
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Anesthesia
Language:
English
Journal:
Ann Card Anaesth
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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