Congenital obstructive emphysema of the left lung associated with a mediastinal lymphatic cyst.

Congenital obstructive emphysema is an uncommon paediatric condition affecting usually a single lobe, occasionally multiple lobes bilaterally, and only rarely a whole lung. This case report describes a neonate with congenital obstructive emphysema of the left lung and an associated lymphatic cyst compressing the left main bronchus, who presented two hours after birth with severe respiratory distress and was treated successfully by pneumonectomy.

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