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Congenital bilobar emphysema

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Two cases of congenital bilobar emphysema are presented, both of which caused neonatal respiratory embarrassment. Plain radiography and lung scintigraphy revealed bilobar involvement in one child prior to surgery, while the bilobar involvement in the other child was found during a follow-up study.

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  1. Department of Radiology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    C. Hugosson & S. Bakheet

  2. Department of Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    A. Rabeeah & A. Al-Rawaf

  3. Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    H. Banjar

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Hugosson, C., Rabeeah, A., Al-Rawaf, A. et al. Congenital bilobar emphysema. Pediatr Radiol 25, 649–651 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02011840

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