A Case of Congenital Bronchial Atresia with Mucocele.
10.4046/trd.1998.45.2.451
- Author:
Chul Young PARK
1
;
Hong Mo KANG
;
Soo Joong KIM
;
Min Soo HAN
;
Jee Hong YOO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bronchial atresia;
Mucocele
- MeSH:
Adult;
Bronchi;
Humans;
Lung;
Mucocele*;
Respiratory Sounds;
Thorax
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
1998;45(2):451-456
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Bronchial atresia is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by a bronchocele resulting from a mucus-filled, blindly-terminating segmental or lobal bronchus, and hyperinflation of the obstructed segment of lung. Characteristically, the patient is young and asymptomatic but has an abnormal chest roentgenogram. The only physical finding may be decreased breathing sounds over the affected parenchyma. We experienced a case of bronchial atresia with mucocele in adult. So we report it with a review of the literature.
