Congenital Lobar Emphysema

Summary

43 patients with congenital lobar emphysema were treated surgically at the Thoracic Unit, Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London, between 1954 and 1974. Nearly half of the infants had additional congenital anomalies. 7 children died after operation.

Zusammenfassung

Zwischen 1954 und 1974 wurden 43 Patienten mit kongenitalem lobären Emphysem in der Thoracic Unit, Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London, chirurgisch behandelt. Nahezu die Hälfte der Kinder hatte zusätzliche angeborene Anomalien. 7 Patienten starben nach der Operation.