“…As noted above, the pathophysiological development of congenital lobar emphysema has not yet ben elucidated, but abnormalities including bronchial cartilage, intrinsic and extrinsic bronchial obstructions, vascular anomalies, alveolar disease, and cytomegalovirus infection have been considered possible factors that can lead to a ball-valve obstruction where a bigger air volume enters the lobe during inhalation than leaves during expiration with following air trapping [ 1 , 8 , 9 ].…”