Congenital lobar emphysema causing discrepancy between size and symptoms of ventricular septal defect

Three small infants presented with severely symptomatic ventricular septal defect, thought to require cardiac surgery, although the defect was not very large. Surgery for the associated congenital lobar emphysema led to recovery, and cardiac surgery was not necessary.

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of pediatrics 2014-12, Vol.173 (12), p.1671-1673
Hauptverfasser:	Noten, Anna M. E., Rammeloo, Lukas A., Haarman, Eric G., Kuipers, Irene M., Hruda, Jaroslav
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abnormalities, Multiple Bronchoscopy Cardiac arrhythmia Cardiology Case Report Congenital diseases Diagnosis, Differential Echocardiography, Doppler, Color Emphysema Female Follow-Up Studies Heart failure Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular - diagnosis Heart surgery Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Lungs Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Oxygen saturation Pediatrics Pneumonectomy Pulmonary arteries Pulmonary Emphysema - congenital Pulmonary Emphysema - diagnosis Pulmonary Emphysema - surgery Pulmonary hypertension Severity of Illness Index Thoracic surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	Three small infants presented with severely symptomatic ventricular septal defect, thought to require cardiac surgery, although the defect was not very large. Surgery for the associated congenital lobar emphysema led to recovery, and cardiac surgery was not necessary.
ISSN:	0340-6199 1432-1076
DOI:	10.1007/s00431-013-2249-3