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Fetopathology and developmental pathology of the embryo and fetus
Marta Ježová, Josef Feit et al.
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Congenital lobar emphysema
Introduction

Hyperinflation most commonly affecting the upper left lobe.

Etiology

Variable, the most common factors are:

  • external compression of the bronchus by anomal blood vessels
  • bronchogenic cysts
  • mucosal valves
  • insufficiently formed bronchial cartilage
Clinical signs
  • quickly developing respiratory distress syndrome after the birth, shift of the mediastinum and compression of the rest of the lungs
  • other congenital anomalies are often present, namely heart defects
Histology

Broad dilatation of interalveolar ducts and alveoli without any destruction of the pulmonary tissue, sometimes with some fibrosis.