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- Title
Congenital lobar hyperinflation: a case report.
- Authors
M. C., Tatar; A. K., Karabulut; M., Öztürk; B., Pirinç; N., Ünver Doğan
- Abstract
Objective: Congenital lobar hyperinflation (CLH) is the hyperinflation of a lung lobe, a segmental bronchi, or the bronchi of multiple lung lobes without pressure from the inside or outside. We aimed to present this rare case with general symptoms of respiratory diseases of pulmonary malformation which may require surgical intervention. Case: A 5-month-old male patient presented to faculty hospital with complaints of respiratory distress, and sighing breathing. A significant increase in volume and aeration in the upper lobe of the left lung was detected in contrast-enhanced thorax computed tomography (CT) examination and evaluated in favor of congenital lobar hyperinflation. The thymus was seen to be pushed to the right side of the mediastinum and no pathology was observed in other mediastinum formations. Conclusion: In patients with signs and symptoms of respiratory diseases, anamnesis and chest radiography are requested after physical examination. In the early stages of life, definitive diagnoses of respiratory diseases, especially congenital anomalies, diagnosis and more thorough investigations such as contrastenhanced thoracic CT are required. With these tests, rare malformations such as CLH can be diagnosed. In conclusion, thoracic CT is also necessary for the planning of treatment and follow-up of the patient in the future. Rarely, CLH is a malformation that should be considered in the differential diagnosis especially in patients with respiratory pathology in the neonatal period.
- Subjects
PULMONARY manifestations of general diseases; DIAGNOSIS; SYMPTOMS; RESPIRATORY diseases; CONGENITAL disorders
- Publication
Anatomy: International Journal of Experimental & Clinical Anatomy, 2019, Vol 13, Issue Supplement2, pS200
- ISSN
1307-8798
- Publication type
Article