Bronchial atresia in a neonate with congenital cytomegalovirus infection
Bronchial atresia (BA) is characterized by a mucus-filled bronchocele in a blind-ending segmental or lobar bronchus with hyperinflation of the obstructed segment of the lung. We describe a neonate who presented on his 9 th day of life with respiratory distress. Chest computed tomography showed a sof...
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| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Annals of Thoracic Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2013;volume=8;issue=4;spage=231;epage=233;aulast=Yousef |