Incidental Finding and Management of Intralobar Sequestration of the Lung in A 24-Year-Old Man
Pulmonary sequestration is described as a dysplastic mass of lung tissue that lacks communication with the tracheobronchial tree and receives systemic rather than pulmonary arterial blood supply. Two distinct classifications, intralobar and extralobar, have been described. The present article discus...
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| description | Pulmonary sequestration is described as a dysplastic mass of lung tissue that lacks communication with the tracheobronchial tree and receives systemic rather than pulmonary arterial blood supply. Two distinct classifications, intralobar and extralobar, have been described. The present article discusses the etiology, clinical and radiographic features of pulmonary sequestration as well as the management of this condition when it is discovered incidentally. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-90b972a2a4c343f7a69ab6ea788755662025-02-03T01:21:06ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412013-01-0120640340510.1155/2013/369161Incidental Finding and Management of Intralobar Sequestration of the Lung in A 24-Year-Old ManDhanjit Litt0Sumeet Gandhi1Sacha Bhinder2Maurice Blitz3Kieran McIntyre4Department of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, University of Toronto, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, University of Toronto, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Respirology, St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Respirology, St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaPulmonary sequestration is described as a dysplastic mass of lung tissue that lacks communication with the tracheobronchial tree and receives systemic rather than pulmonary arterial blood supply. Two distinct classifications, intralobar and extralobar, have been described. The present article discusses the etiology, clinical and radiographic features of pulmonary sequestration as well as the management of this condition when it is discovered incidentally.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/369161 |
| spellingShingle | Dhanjit Litt Sumeet Gandhi Sacha Bhinder Maurice Blitz Kieran McIntyre Incidental Finding and Management of Intralobar Sequestration of the Lung in A 24-Year-Old Man Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| title | Incidental Finding and Management of Intralobar Sequestration of the Lung in A 24-Year-Old Man |
| title_full | Incidental Finding and Management of Intralobar Sequestration of the Lung in A 24-Year-Old Man |
| title_fullStr | Incidental Finding and Management of Intralobar Sequestration of the Lung in A 24-Year-Old Man |
| title_full_unstemmed | Incidental Finding and Management of Intralobar Sequestration of the Lung in A 24-Year-Old Man |
| title_short | Incidental Finding and Management of Intralobar Sequestration of the Lung in A 24-Year-Old Man |
| title_sort | incidental finding and management of intralobar sequestration of the lung in a 24 year old man |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/369161 |
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