Congenital lobar emphysema: Pitfalls and management.
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2010-01
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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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Congenital lobar emphysema, diagnostic pitfalls, intermittent positive pressure ventilation
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Tempe Deepak K, Virmani Sanjula, Javetkar Swati, Banerjee Amit, Puri Sunil Kumar, Datt Vishnu. Congenital lobar emphysema: Pitfalls and management. Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia. 2010 Jan; 13(1): 53-58.