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(Chest. 1953;24:96-103.)
© 1953 American College of Chest Physicians

Mucocele of the Lung Due to Congenital Obstruction of a Segmental Bronchus: A Case Report; Relationship to Congenital Cystic Disease of the Lung and to Congenital Bronchiectasis

BEATTY H. RAMSAY M.D.1

1 The Clinic for Thoracic Surgery, 12300 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California.

A case of mucocele of the lung has been described. It appears to provide the "missing link" between bronchial cysts and congenital bronchiectasis. It suggests that pulmonary blebs, bullae, pneumatoceles, and perhaps emphysema arise from disturbances in the collateral ventilation of the lungs.






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