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. 2024 Apr 8;2024(2):26.

doi: 10.5339/qmj.2024.qitc.26. eCollection 2024.

A rare case of asymptomatic left lung agenesis in an adult woman

Aasir M Suliman¹, Theeb O Sulaiman¹, Mona Allangawi¹

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PMID: 38680411
PMCID: PMC11046135
DOI: 10.5339/qmj.2024.qitc.26

A rare case of asymptomatic left lung agenesis in an adult woman

Aasir M Suliman et al. Qatar Med J. 2024.

. 2024 Apr 8;2024(2):26.

doi: 10.5339/qmj.2024.qitc.26. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Aasir M Suliman¹, Theeb O Sulaiman¹, Mona Allangawi¹

Affiliation

¹ Pulmonology Department, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar Email: asuliman4@hamad.qa.

PMID: 38680411
PMCID: PMC11046135
DOI: 10.5339/qmj.2024.qitc.26

No abstract available

Keywords: Lung agenesis; congenital lung anomaly; lung aplasia.

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial or personal interests.

Figures

Figure 1. — Figure 1.
A coronal CT chest view shows a complete absence of left lung with a left side mediastinum shift and hyperinflation of the right lung (A). A bronchoscopy view demonstrates a rudimentary left main bronchus with complete absence of the remaining left bronchial tree (B).

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