A Rare Case of Right Lower Lobe Intralobar Pulmonary Sequestration in an Adult

sequestration which are differentiated by the presence, or lack of pleural lining dividing the aberrant lung tissue from functional lung. Data for the management of this pathology in adults remains scarce. Here we present a case of intralobar pulmonary sequestration in an adult. The management of th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Marshall journal of medicine 2021-10, Vol.7 (4)
Hauptverfasser: Weaver, Andrew J, Corsello, Jenalee, Chirico, Peter, Cooper, Mark H
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:sequestration which are differentiated by the presence, or lack of pleural lining dividing the aberrant lung tissue from functional lung. Data for the management of this pathology in adults remains scarce. Here we present a case of intralobar pulmonary sequestration in an adult. The management of this patient comprised of surgical treatment involving lobectomy and ligation of the feeding vessel. The patient had an uneventful recovery and final pathology revealed a chronic infection in the sequestration.
ISSN:2379-9536
2379-9536
DOI:10.33470/2379-9536.1339