Bronchoscopic appearances of congenital
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Iolo J.M. Doull; Gary J. Connett; John O. Warner
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Article
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1996
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Although decreased bronchial cartilage is found in 50% of cases of congenital lobar emphysema (CLE), it can only be surmised that this defect produces a ball valve effect with consequent overinflation. We describe the flexible bronchoscopic features of CLE in a 3-year-old child. The observed airway