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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Bronchial atresia is a disorder in which a segmental bronchus fails to connect with or communicate with the more central airways. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

References

  1. Cohen AM, Solomon EH, Alfidi RJ. Computed tomography in bronchial atresia. American Journal of Roentgenology, 1980;135:1097-99.
  2. Rappaport DC, Herman SJ, Weisbrod GL. Congenital bronchopulmonary diseases in adults: CT findings. American Journal of Roetgenology, 1994;162: 1295-99.
  3. Kinsella D, Sissons G, Williams MP. The radiological imaging of bronchial atresia.British Journal of Radiology 1992;65:681-85.
  4. Shady K, Siegel MJ, Glazer HS. CT of focal pulmonary masses in childhood. Radiographics, 1992;12:505-514.
  5. Kuhn C, Kuhn JP. Coexistence of bronchial atresia and bronchogenic cyst: Diagnostic criteria and embryologic considerations. Pediatric Radiology 1992;22:568-70.


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