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Table 1 Preoperative demographic, clinical and radiographic features at diagnosis

From: Clinical and surgical aspects of congenital lobar over-inflation: a single center retrospective study

Variable

Number (37)

Percentage%

Age at presentation (days)

111.43 ± 65.19

 

Gender

Male

22

59

Female

15

41

Symptoms

 Cyanosis

19

51

 Tachypnea

37

100

 Dyspnea

37

100

 Cough

12

32

Signs

 Diminished breath sounds on the affected side

30

81

 Fever

15

38

 Wheezes

22

59

Pneumonia

 Recurrent pneumonia as a presenting diagnosis

15

38

Affected lobe

 Left upper lobe (LUL)

23

62

 Right upper lobe (RUL)

7

19

 Right middle lobe (RML)

7

19

Chest x ray

 Emphysema

37

100

 Shift to opposite side

18

49

 Atelectasis

10

27

Bronchoscopy (rigid & fiberoptic)

6

16

CT chest

 Emphysema

37

100

 Shift to opposite side

21

68

 Atelectasis

8

22

Associated Anomalies

 Cardiac

9

24

 Cleft lip & palate

2

5