Congenital unilobar pulmonary lymphangiectasis

W Rettwitz-Volk; R Schlösser; P Ahrens; A Hörlin

doi:10.1002/(sici)1099-0496(199904)27:4<290::aid-ppul12>3.0.co;2-f

Congenital unilobar pulmonary lymphangiectasis

Pediatr Pulmonol. 1999 Apr;27(4):290-2. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0496(199904)27:4<290::aid-ppul12>3.0.co;2-f.

Authors

W Rettwitz-Volk¹, R Schlösser, P Ahrens, A Hörlin

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neonatology, Children's University Clinic, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

PMID: 10230931
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0496(199904)27:4<290::aid-ppul12>3.0.co;2-f

Abstract

A premature female infant is described in whom a cystic malformation of the left lung was observed on the second day of life. A lobectomy was carried out on day 31 of life, and histological examination revealed congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasis with isolated left upper lobe involvement.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lung, Congenital / complications
Diseases in Twins*
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Lung Diseases / congenital*
Lymphangiectasis / congenital*