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Bronchial atresia

MedGen UID:
539485
•Concept ID:
C0265776
•
Congenital Abnormality
Synonyms: Congenital atresia of bronchus; Congenital bronchial atresia
SNOMED CT: Bronchial atresia (50513008); Congenital atresia of bronchus (50513008)
 
HPO: HP:0030715

Definition

A developmental anomaly characterized by focal obliteration of the proximal segment of a bronchus. The bronchial pattern is entirely normal distal to the site of stenosis. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Congenital bronchial atresia: diagnosis and treatment.
Wang Y, Dai W, Sun Y, Chu X, Yang B, Zhao M
Int J Med Sci 2012;9(3):207-12. Epub 2012 Mar 3 doi: 10.7150/ijms.3690. PMID: 22408569Free PMC Article
Congenital lung abnormalities: embryologic features, prenatal diagnosis, and postnatal radiologic-pathologic correlation.
Biyyam DR, Chapman T, Ferguson MR, Deutsch G, Dighe MK
Radiographics 2010 Oct;30(6):1721-38. doi: 10.1148/rg.306105508. PMID: 21071385
Prenatal presentation and postnatal management of congenital thoracic malformations.
Bush A
Early Hum Dev 2009 Nov;85(11):679-84. Epub 2009 Sep 16 doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2009.08.056. PMID: 19758773

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

"To the Editor" recurrent wheezing caused by the combination of bronchogenic cyst and congenital lobar emphysema in a young infant.
Goussard P, Schubert P, Janson J, Naidoo S, Rhode D, Parker N, Andronikou S
Pediatr Pulmonol 2023 Jan;58(1):340-344. Epub 2022 Oct 11 doi: 10.1002/ppul.26181. PMID: 36193810
Post-tuberculosis tracheobronchial stenosis: long-term follow-up after self-expandable metallic stents placement and development of a prediction score-the Restenosis Score.
Li F, Tian S, Huang H, Zhang W, Huang Y, Wu N, Wang Q, Wang X, Dong Y, Bai C
Eur J Med Res 2022 Jul 27;27(1):133. doi: 10.1186/s40001-022-00765-1. PMID: 35897118Free PMC Article
Congenital bronchial atresia complicated by a lung abscess due to Aspergillus fumigatus: a case report.
Kuwabara G, Sone R, Imoto W, Yamairi K, Shibata W, Oshima K, Yamada K, Yamada K, Watanabe T, Asai K, Komatsu H, Izumi N, Nishiyama N, Kawaguchi T, Kakeya H
BMC Pulm Med 2021 Jan 6;21(1):2. doi: 10.1186/s12890-020-01367-5. PMID: 33407289Free PMC Article
Congenital bronchial atresia misdiagnosed as pulmonary tuberculosis.
Panigrahi MK, Saka VK
J Postgrad Med 2015 Jul-Sep;61(3):209-10. doi: 10.4103/0022-3859.159428. PMID: 26119444Free PMC Article
Acquired bronchial injury in neonates.
Friedberg J, Forte V
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 1987 Dec;14(2-3):223-8. doi: 10.1016/0165-5876(87)90034-6. PMID: 3436725

Prognosis

Congenital Chest Lesions and Interventions.
Bedoya MA, Ketwaroo P, Gagnon MH, Taylor S, Ndibe C, Mehollin-Ray AR
Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 2024 Aug;32(3):553-571. Epub 2024 Apr 23 doi: 10.1016/j.mric.2024.03.006. PMID: 38944440
Maternal Steroids in High-Risk Congenital Lung Malformations.
Mehl SC, Short WD, Kinley A, Olutoye OO 2nd, Lee TC, Keswani SG, King A
J Surg Res 2022 Dec;280:312-319. Epub 2022 Aug 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.07.035. PMID: 36030607
Fetal imaging of congenital lung lesions with postnatal correlation.
Sintim-Damoa A, Cohen HL
Pediatr Radiol 2022 Sep;52(10):1921-1934. Epub 2022 Aug 25 doi: 10.1007/s00247-022-05465-w. PMID: 36002772
Pediatric Cystic Lung Lesions: Where Are We Now?
Cortes-Santiago N, Deutsch GH
Surg Pathol Clin 2020 Dec;13(4):643-655. Epub 2020 Oct 9 doi: 10.1016/j.path.2020.07.002. PMID: 33183725
Prenatal and postnatal management of congenital bronchial atresia (CBA): single tertiary center report.
Yu G, Xia B, Wang Z, Huang B, Zhang Y, Hong C, Shang N, Tang J
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2017 Aug;30(16):2006-2010. Epub 2016 Oct 3 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2016.1236083. PMID: 27628315

Clinical prediction guides

Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformations With a Reconsideration and Current Perspective on the Stocker Classification.
Dehner LP, Schultz KAP, Hill DA
Pediatr Dev Pathol 2023 May-Jun;26(3):241-249. Epub 2023 Feb 21 doi: 10.1177/10935266221146823. PMID: 37334833
Long-term outcomes of congenital lung malformations.
Hall NJ, Stanton MP
Semin Pediatr Surg 2017 Oct;26(5):311-316. Epub 2017 Sep 9 doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2017.09.001. PMID: 29110827
Imaging findings of bronchial atresia in fetuses, neonates and infants.
Alamo L, Vial Y, Gengler C, Meuli R
Pediatr Radiol 2016 Mar;46(3):383-90. Epub 2015 Dec 8 doi: 10.1007/s00247-015-3487-5. PMID: 26646151
Congenital bronchial atresia: diagnosis and treatment.
Wang Y, Dai W, Sun Y, Chu X, Yang B, Zhao M
Int J Med Sci 2012;9(3):207-12. Epub 2012 Mar 3 doi: 10.7150/ijms.3690. PMID: 22408569Free PMC Article
Mucoid impactions: finger-in-glove sign and other CT and radiographic features.
Martinez S, Heyneman LE, McAdams HP, Rossi SE, Restrepo CS, Eraso A
Radiographics 2008 Sep-Oct;28(5):1369-82. doi: 10.1148/rg.285075212. PMID: 18794313

Recent systematic reviews

Pulmonary Complications of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Neonates and Infants: A Systematic Review of Case Reports and Pooled Analysis.
Ong LT, Fan SWD
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2024 Jun 1;43(6):565-573. Epub 2024 Feb 21 doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004297. PMID: 38380928

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