Bronchial atresia (BA) is a developmental anomaly characterised by focal obliteration of the proximal segment of a bronchus. PathologyIts exact cause is not well known. Focal bronchial interruption appears to occur before birth. As ...
Bronchial atresia usually is benign and asymptomatic and is often discovered incidentally (11). If a patient is symptomatic, the clinical manifestations vary and may range from recurrent pulmonary infections to mild wheezing and9). ...