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. 2015:2015:454860.
doi: 10.1155/2015/454860. Epub 2015 Jul 26.

Pulmonary Sequestration: Early Diagnosis and Management

Sajad A Wani  1 , Gowher N Mufti  1 , Nisar A Bhat  1 , Ajaz A Baba  1
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Pulmonary Sequestration: Early Diagnosis and Management

Sajad A Wani et al. Case Rep Pediatr. 2015.

Abstract

Intralobar sequestration is characterized by aberrant formation of nonfunctional lung tissue that has no communication with the bronchial tree and receives systemic arterial blood supply. Failure of earlier diagnosis can lead to recurrent pneumonia, failure to thrive, multiple hospital admissions, and more morbidity. The aim of this case report is to increase the awareness about the lung sequestration, to diagnose and treat it early, so that it is resected before repeated infection, and prevent the morbidity and mortality.

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Figure 1
X-chest showing an opacity in the left lower lobe of the lung.
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Figure 2
Computed tomography (CT) of chest revealed a multiloculated mass in the left lower lobe of the lung.
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Figure 3
CT angiography shows intralobar lung sequestration with anomalous blood supply from the descending thoracic aorta.
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