The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 2006 , Vol 48 , Num 3
Spontaneous regression of left upper lobe emphysema after division of large ductus arteriosus in an infant
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey Doğan ÖF, Duman Ü, Yorgancıoğlu C, Böke E. Spontaneous regression of left upper lobe emphysema after division of large ductus arteriosus in an infant. Turk J Pediatr 2006; 48: 269-271.

Congenital lobar emphysema is cause of infantile respiratory distress and diagnosed by lobar overaeration, mediastinal shift and/or compression of the adjacent lobe. However, concomitant congenital heart disease with this clinical condition is not uncommon, and there is no uniform consensus about the treatment strategy in these particular cases. We present a child who was treated with division of large patent ductus arteriosus without the lobectomy. Keywords : compressive lobar emphysema, spontaneous regression, patent ductus arteriosus, surgery

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