DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT CONGENITAL LOBAR EMPHYSEMA IN CHILDREN

The lobar emphysema accounts high proportion in the structure of malformations of the bronchopulmonary system. The severity of clinical signs and the course of the disease are correlated with the degree and volume of pulmonary parenchyma lesion. The most frequently observed subcompensated course. A radical method of treatment is surgical correction and it depends on the volume and location of the lesion. The dynamic observation is necessary in case of residual emphysema after the resection in the remaining sections of the lungs.