What is this disease?

• Postnatal over distension of one or more lobes of a  lung, as a result of the collapse of bronchi leads to air trapping, compression of normal lungs and respiratory distress in newborn and children.

How it is diagnosed?

• It is diagnosed by Chest X-ray in newborn. Sometimes, CECT is also needed.

How it is treated?

• Treatment is surgical, in which the diseases part of lung is removed

When it should be operated?

• The decision to operate will depend upon clinical condition at diagnosis. Mostly ,it needs to be operated on semi-urgent or urgent basis, as child normal lungs are being compressed by distended lobe of lung.

Are there other alternative methods of treatment?

• Surgery is only modality available.

What all I need to know before my child surgery?

• Read “All you need to know before your child's surgery” information booklet in website.

How is the surgery done?

• Surgery is thoracotomy and Lobectomy. In this, the surgeon makes a cut over chest of the child and removes the abnormal lobe of lung. It is a major surgery and need support of Paediatric anaesthesia and NICU/PICU. After surgery, child is kept in ICU, sometimes on ventilator also.

Remarks

• For more details of surgery, contact your surgeon

Related Photographs and videos

• Few photographs of steps done by me  is given here for learning purposes