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(Chest. 1970;57:91-94.)
© 1970 American College of Chest Physicians

Bronchial Atresia of Upper Lobe of the Lung

Reza Vaghei M.D.1

1 Resident in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Groby Road Hospital, Leicester, England

Two cases are described with localized emphysema of the lung caused by atresia of a segmental bronchus. Bronchial atresia is a congenital disease, which evidence suggests has occurred in the proximal part of the segment after the lobe had developed its normal quota of bronchial generations. A preoperative diagnosis is made possible by: (1) a plain chest x-ray picture showing a localized hypertransradiant area with an unusual shadow near the hilum, and (2) a bronchogram demonstrating nonfilling of the affected bronchial segment. Surgical treatment is justifiable for this condition.






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