Congenital agenesis of the left lung: a rare case

Pulmonary agenesis is a rare congenital anomaly, the etiology of which is not clearly known. Other systemic comorbidities such as cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, and urogenital system anomalies can be observed in more than half of the patients. It is usually diagnosed during child...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of clinical imaging science 2011-01, Vol.1 (1), p.47, Article 47
Hauptverfasser: Yetim, Tülin Durgun, Bayaroğullari, Hanifi, Yalçin, Hülya Polat, Arιca, Vefik, Arιca, Seçil Gunher
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Zusammenfassung:Pulmonary agenesis is a rare congenital anomaly, the etiology of which is not clearly known. Other systemic comorbidities such as cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, and urogenital system anomalies can be observed in more than half of the patients. It is usually diagnosed during childhood. Diagnosis in adulthood is very rare. We present a case of pulmonary agenesis diagnosed in an adult.
ISSN:2156-7514
2156-5597
2156-7514
DOI:10.4103/2156-7514.85175