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Bilateral communicating bronchopulmonary foregut malformations in an infant with multiple congenital anomalies

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Communicating bronchopulmonary foregut malformations (BPFMs) are uncommon congenital lesions which usually present in infancy with respiratory distress, which is exacerbated during feeding. We present an unusual case of bilateral oesophageal BPFM in an infant with multiple congenital anomalies.

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Murray, M.E., Given-Wilson, R.M., Christopher, J.A. et al. Bilateral communicating bronchopulmonary foregut malformations in an infant with multiple congenital anomalies. Pediatr Radiol 24, 128–130 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02020170

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