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. 2008 Jan;25(1):28-30.
doi: 10.4103/0970-2113.44136.

Agenesis of lung - a report of two cases

K H Kisku  1 , M K Panigrahi, R Sudhakar, A Nagarajan, R Ravikumar, J R Daniel
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Agenesis of lung - a report of two cases

K H Kisku et al. Lung India. 2008 Jan.

Abstract

Agenesis of lung is a rare congenital disorder. We are reporting varied degree of pulmonary agenesis in two adult patients.

Keywords: Agenesis; Hypoplasia; Opaque hemithorax; Recurrent lower respiratory tract infections.

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Figures

Fig. 1a)
Fig. 1a)
CT Scannogram showing right side opaque hemi thorax with signs of volume loss.
Fig. 1b)
Fig. 1b)
CT chest showing absent aerated lung on the right side with herniation of the left lung.
Fig. 1c)
Fig. 1c)
Bronchogram showing right sided rudimentary bronchus.
Fig. 1d)
Fig. 1d)
Pulmonary angiogram showing absent right pulmonary artery.
Fig. 2a)
Fig. 2a)
Chest X- ray showing opaque left hemithorax with signs of volume loss.
Fig. 2b)
Fig. 2b)
CT chest showing minimal aerated lung on the left side with herniation of the right lung.
Fig. 2c)
Fig. 2c)
Bronchogram showing reduced air spaces on the left side and a normal left main bronchus. Normal on the right side.
Fig. 2d)
Fig. 2d)
Pulmonary angiogram showing absent pulmonary artery on the left side.
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