Bronchial Atresia
Bronchial atresia is a rare congenital abnormality which is usually discovered in a routine chest roentgenogram of an asymptomatic individual. The usual pathological process is atresia of a segmental bronchus which creates a blind dilated bronchus containing a mucocele and localized emphysema of the...
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Published in | The Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 18; no. 4; pp. 337 - 345 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Netherlands
Elsevier Inc
01.10.1974
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Summary: | Bronchial atresia is a rare congenital abnormality which is usually discovered in a routine chest roentgenogram of an asymptomatic individual. The usual pathological process is atresia of a segmental bronchus which creates a blind dilated bronchus containing a mucocele and localized emphysema of the distal segments of the lung. These changes produce the virtually diagnostic finding of a localized radiolucent area of emphysema with an adjacent perihilar shadow, i.e., the mucocele. The etiology is unknown but may be a process similar to some forms of congenital infantile lobar emphysema. In this report 3 patients are examined and a review of prior reported cases is discussed. |
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ISSN: | 0003-4975 1552-6259 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0003-4975(10)64370-6 |