Open AccessIntralobar pulmonary sequestration in right lower lobe with secondary infection in an adult male
Author(s) -
Amita Yadav,
Rajendra Mohan Mathur,
Sanjeev Devgarha,
Viju Joseph Abraham,
Anula Sisodia,
Gaurav Goyal
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
egyptian journal of chest diseases and tuberculosis/egyptian journal of chest diseases and tuberculosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-9950
pISSN - 0422-7638
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcdt.2013.10.011
Subject(s) - pulmonary sequestration , medicine , parenchyma , presentation (obstetrics) , foregut , lung , bronchopulmonary sequestration , lobe , left lung , case presentation , blood supply , radiology , pathology , surgery , anatomy
Pulmonary sequestration is a rare congenital bronchopulmonary foregut malformation in which a segment of lung parenchyma is not connected to the tracheobronchial tree. This abnormal segment receives blood supply from the systemic circulation. Varying clinical techniques have been utilized to manage this disease process including surgical intervention, endovascular procedures and operative approaches. The most common presentation of this entity is involvement of the left lower lobe. We present a rare case of intralobar pulmonary sequestration in an adult male involving the right lower lobe with secondary infection