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  • Title: Congenital bronchial atresia associated with spontaneous pneumothorax.
    Author: Kameyama K, Okumura N, Kokado Y, Miyoshi K, Matsuoka T, Nakagawa T.
    Journal: Ann Thorac Surg; 2006 Oct; 82(4):1497-9. PubMed ID: 16996962.
    Abstract:
    A 36-year-old woman presented with left chest pain and frequent symptoms of upper respiratory infection. Chest roentgenograms revealed a left pneumothorax and apical bulla, and hyperlucency in the left pulmonary field. She was diagnosed with congenital bronchial atresia associated with a left spontaneous pneumothorax. A thoracoscopy-assisted left superior segmentectomy was performed. There was no recurrence of the pneumothorax or symptoms of recurrent upper respiratory infection at the 1-year follow-up examination. Bulla formation was believed to have resulted from emphysematous changes in the peripheral lung due to congenital bronchial atresia. The pneumothorax may have occurred due to rupture of the bulla.
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