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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:391-393
© 2006 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Lobar bronchial atresia demonstrating a cystic lesion without overinflation

Second Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan

Received 6 February 2006; received in revised form 5 April 2006; accepted 11 April 2006.

^_* Corresponding author. Tel.: +81 87 891 2191; fax: +81 87 891 2192. (Email: okuda{at}med.kagawa-u.ac.jp).

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. We herein report an adult case of lobar bronchial atresia who showed no hyperinflation of the peripheral pulmonary parenchyma.

Key Words: Lung • Congenital lesions • Surgery