Abstract
A series of 15 patients with congenital lobar emphysema is presented. Lobectomy was performed in 14 cases and pneumonectomy in 1. Four patients died due to various causes (26.6%). An average follow-up of 2 years in the surviving individuals showed satisfactory results. We believe that surgical resection of the involved lobe(s) is the only effective method of treatment for this congenital malformation.
Keywords: congenital lobar emphysema, polyalveolar lobe, respiratory distress
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