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lobar bronchial atresia
Friday 1 August 2008
Definition: Congenital bronchial atresia (CBA) is an infrequent pulmonary anomaly characterized, in general, by a blindly terminating bronchus, mucoid impaction, and hyperinflation of the peripheral pulmonary parenchyma.
References
Okuda M, Huang CL, Masuya D, Yokomise H. Lobar bronchial atresia demonstrating a cystic lesion without overinflation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2006 Aug;30(2):391-3. PMID: 16829115
