Abstract:Background
Bilateral congenital lobar emphysema is an extremely rare condition, and detailed workup of these patients is very important. Operative intervention is usually based on radiological, biochemical, and clinical details. Bronchoscopy gives an added advantage in cases with diagnostic dilemmas and makes the treatment more evidence based. We here present three cases and review the literature for this rare entity.
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