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Table 1 Characteristics of reported congenital lobar emphysema in adults

From: Fatal congenital lobar emphysema in a puerpera: a case report and literature review

Literature

Patient

The way of diagnosis

Involved lobes

Mediastinal shift

Sadaqat et al. [9]

A 19-year-old man

Chest radiograph and Chest CT

Right upper lobe

Yes

Ogul et al. [10]

A 22-year-old man

Chest CT

Right middle lobe

Yes

Muramatsu et al. [11]

A 31-year-old woman

Chest radiograph and Chest CT

Right middle lobe

No

Sasieta et al. [7]

A 37-year-old man

Chest radiograph and Chest CT

Right middle lobe

Yes

King et al. [5]

A 28-year-old woman

Chest radiograph and Chest CT

Left lower lobe

No

Shen et al. [8]

A 78-year-old man

Chest radiograph and Chest CT

Right upper and middle lobes

No

Our case

A 28-year-old puerpera

Chest radiograph and Chest CT

Right upper, middle and lower lobes

Yes