Congenital lobar emphysema: diagnosis and treatment options

Omer Faruk Demir; Melih Hangul; Mehmet Kose

doi:10.2147/COPD.S170581

Congenital lobar emphysema: diagnosis and treatment options

Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2019 May 1:14:921-928. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S170581. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Omer Faruk Demir¹, Melih Hangul², Mehmet Kose²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
² Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.

Abstract

Although congenital lobar emphysema is a rare lung disease, it can cause severe respiratory distress in the newborn. Lobectomy can be difficult because of the hyperinflated lobe and limited space to carry out surgery. During the past two decades, conservative treatment options have increased for patients with mild and moderate disease.

Keywords: congenital lobar emphysema; lobectomy; overinflation.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Bronchoscopy
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Lung / abnormalities
Lung / diagnostic imaging*
Lung / surgery*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Pneumonectomy* / adverse effects
Predictive Value of Tests
Pulmonary Emphysema / congenital*
Pulmonary Emphysema / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Emphysema / epidemiology
Pulmonary Emphysema / surgery
Risk Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Prenatal

Supplementary concepts

Congenital lobar emphysema