Congenital Pulmonary Malformations in Children: Diagnosis and Management in a Pediatric Department in a Low Source Country

Safi, Faiza; Louati, Hamdi; Zghal, Mohamed Ali; Hsairi, Manel; Abid, Hamdi; Gargouri, Lamia; Mahfoudh, Abdelmajid

doi:10.22038/ijp.2017.27786.2406

Congenital Pulmonary Malformations in Children: Diagnosis and Management in a Pediatric Department in a Low Source Country

Document Type : letter to the editor

Authors

Faiza Safi ¹

Hamdi Louati ²

Mohamed Ali Zghal ¹

Manel Hsairi ¹

Hamdi Abid ¹

Lamia Gargouri ¹

Abdelmajid Mahfoudh ¹

¹ Department of Pediatric emergency and reanimation. Hedi Chaker Hospital. 30219 Sfax, Tunisia

² Hedi Chaker Hospital

10.22038/ijp.2017.27786.2406

Abstract

Congenital pulmonary malformations (CPM) comprise a group of anatomical abnormalities of the respiratory tree including congenital cystic malformations, bronchopulmonary sequestrations, bronchogenic cyst, bronchial atresia and congenital lobar emphysema.
Socioeconomic, demographic, and hospital factors were determinants of survival of CPM. Antenatal diagnosis should be developed in order to improve management and prognosis of CPM in country with low resource.

Keywords

Children

Congenital

Pulmonary malformations