ABSTRACT
The paper reports on three cases of congenital lobular emphysema with warning respiratory manifestations as early as infancy. Starting from the clinical picture of respiratory distress, the diagnosis was established radiologically. The authors discuss the etiopathogenic aspects of the disease and its clinical-radiological manifestations, with the decisive role of the radiological exploration in diagnosis. The extension of respiratory dysfunction and the possible complications determine the opportunity of surgery.
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Pulmonary Emphysema/congenital , Combined Modality Therapy , Drug Therapy, Combination , Humans , Infant , Lung/pathology , Lung/surgery , Pulmonary Emphysema/diagnostic imaging , Pulmonary Emphysema/therapy , RadiographyABSTRACT
The paper reports on the etiopathogenetic aspects of mediastinitis, clinical and radiological semeiology, the latter with a decisive role in establishing the diagnosis. The priority character of therapy is emphasized. Three cases of mediastinitis in children are presented: a mediastinal abscess, a suppurated mediastinitis with favourable evolution after drainage and a mediastinitis secondary to a fistula on a postcaustic stenosed esophagus.