Bilateral congenital lobar overinflation (CLO) – a rare presentation of an uncommon condition

Radiology Case Reports

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Abenezer Zinaye¹  Abrehet Zeray¹ 

[1] Department of Clinical Radiology, College of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa University

关键词: Congenital lobar overinflation;    CLO;    Congenital lobar emphysema;    Bilateral CLO;    Neonatal respiratory distress;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.radcr.2022.07.020

学科分类：生物化学工程

来源: University of Washington * Department of Radiology

【 摘 要 】

Congenital lobar overinflation (CLO) is a rare congenital pulmonary abnormality characterized by progressive overexpansion of a lobe(s) exerting mass effect on the remaining lobes and the mediastinum . Bilateral involvement is extremely rare and has been reported only a handful of times. We present a case of bilateral congenital lobar overinflation in a term female neonate managed with single-step bilateral lobectomies .

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