Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 677-680 , May 2004

Unilobar congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasis mimicking congenital lobar emphysema: an underestimated presentation?

Presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, September 18–21, 2003.

  • Joyaube Chapdelaine

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Surgery, Ste-Justine Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  • Mona Beaunoyer

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Surgery, Ste-Justine Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Dickens St-Vil

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Surgery, Ste-Justine Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dickens St-Vil, MD, Hôpital Sainte-Justine, 3175 Ste. Catherine Rd, Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1C5 Canada
    • ,
  • Luc L. Oligny

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pathology, Ste-Justine Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Laurent Garel

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiology, Ste-Justine Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Andreana Bütter

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Surgery, Ste-Justine Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Maria Di Lorenzo

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Surgery, Ste-Justine Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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PII: S0022-3468(04)00062-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.01.044

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 677-680 , May 2004

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