Bronchogenic cyst: A cause of pulmonary artery obstruction and breathlessness

A young woman presenting with breathlessness and a normal chest roentgenogram was found to have unilateral absent lung perfusion on an isotope scan. This was due to a bronchogenic cyst obstructing the right pulmonary artery. This is a rare cause of unilateral absence of lung perfusion and an unusual...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 1993-05, Vol.55 (5), p.1254-1255
Hauptverfasser:	Worsnop, Christopher J., Teichtahl, Harry, Clarke, C. Peter
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Arterial Occlusive Diseases - etiology Biological and medical sciences Bronchogenic Cyst - complications Constriction, Pathologic - etiology Dyspnea - etiology Female Humans Lung - blood supply Medical sciences Pneumology Pulmonary Artery - pathology Regional Blood Flow Tumors of the respiratory system and mediastinum
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Zusammenfassung:	A young woman presenting with breathlessness and a normal chest roentgenogram was found to have unilateral absent lung perfusion on an isotope scan. This was due to a bronchogenic cyst obstructing the right pulmonary artery. This is a rare cause of unilateral absence of lung perfusion and an unusual mode of presentation of a bronchogenic cyst.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/0003-4975(93)90049-N