Surgical Management of Respiratory Emergencies During the First Few Weeks of Life

Regional Obstructive Emphysema in Infancy

“…In Case 3 spontaneous recovery seems likely. Several reports on the value of resection of affected lobes in congenital lobar emphysema have appeared (Leahy and Butsch, 1949;Robertson and James, 1951;Williams, 1952;Fischer et al, 1952;Holzel et al, 1956). Sloan (1953), however, reported four patients who had residual symptoms after lobectomy.…”