Is thoracoscopy superior to thoracotomy in the treatment of congenital lung malformations? An updated meta-analysis

J Xie, Y Wu, C Wu - Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: A meta-analysis was performed for a comparison of outcomes between video-
assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and thoracotomy for congenital lung malformations …

The long‐term outcomes of symptomatic congenital lobar emphysema patients

D Gatt, E Lapidus‐Krol, PPL Chiu - Pediatric Pulmonology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Surgical (OP) management for symptomatic congenital lobar emphysema (CLE)
is the standard of care with nonoperative (NOP) approach applied for asymptomatic cases …

Clinical and surgical aspects of congenital lobar over-inflation: a single center retrospective study

M Abdel-Bary, M Abdel-Naser, A Okasha… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Congenital lobar overinflation (CLOI) is one of the most important causes of
infantile respiratory distress (RD). We aim to evaluate our experience in CLOI management …

[HTML][HTML] Congenital lobar emphysema

S Mukhtar, S Sharma, DAV Trovela - StatPearls [Internet], 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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[HTML][HTML] Congenital lobar emphysema presenting as respiratory distress in a newborn

S Choudhury, S Dubey, R Kumar - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Congenital lobar emphysema (CLE) is a rare developmental malformation that presents as
neonatal respiratory distress and can be successfully managed with prompt intervention …

Congenital lobar emphysema in an elderly patient

C Shen, G Che - American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care …, 2020 - atsjournals.org
A 78-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of occasional left chest pain. He
was a nonsmoker. He denied other symptoms, including hoarseness, hemoptysis, cough, or …

[HTML][HTML] Rare presentation of a rare disease: Bilateral congenital lobar overinflation

MT Abera, AF Abdela, SS Hailu - Radiology Case Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
Congenital lobar overinflation is a rare but well-recognized congenital cause of neonatal
and infantile respiratory distress. At times, the condition can mimic other congenital or …

[HTML][HTML] An atypical case of congenital lobar emphysema in an adult, non-smoker patient presenting with pneumothorax

ZT Asnake, JK Salabei, J Pierce, A Fernandez… - … Medicine Case Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
Congenital lobar emphysema (CLE) is a developmental anomaly of the lower respiratory
tract characterized by hyperinflation of one or more pulmonary lobes in the absence of …

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in children: single institutional, retrospective review

S Kamesh, M Pathak, K Rathod, A Jadhav… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose The introduction of the concept of thoracoscopy is over 100 years old, but the use of
thoracoscopy as a therapeutic intervention in the pediatric population was first reported in …

Surgical Management Of Congenital Thoracic Disorders: A 15-Year Center Experience

CP Moita, C Figueiredo, Z Cruz, J Maciel… - Portuguese Journal of …, 2024 - pjctvs.com
Introduction: Congenital thoracic disorders represent a spectrum of fetal lung bud
development abnormalities, which may affect breathing capacity and quality of life. We aim …