Congenital Bronchial Atresia

Congenital bronchial atresia is a rare anomaly, which results from a congenital focal obliteration of a proximal segmental or subsegmental bronchus, with normal development of the distal structures. The short atretic segment leads to the accumulation of mucus within the distal bronchi, forming a bronchocele and air trapping of the alveoli supplied by these bronchi. The diagnostic CT features include the presence of a branching opacity and the bronchocele, which radiate from the hilum and are surrounded by an area of hyperlucency..(Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2004, 56:343-347)

keywords: Bronchial disease, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Tomography, Bronchial disease, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Tomography

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Vol.56 No.4

Congenital Bronchial Atresia

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Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases