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¹Division of Thoracic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.

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This report details a rare case of dual pulmonary sequestration in a 40-year-old woman, involving both intralobar and subphrenic extralobar types. The symptomatic intralobar portion was surgically removed, while the asymptomatic extralobar component is under conservative management.

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Area of Science:

Pulmonary Medicine
Thoracic Surgery
Congenital Abnormalities

Background:

Pulmonary sequestration is a rare congenital lung malformation.
It can be classified as intralobar or extralobar.
Coexistence of both types is exceptionally uncommon.

Observation:

A 40-year-old woman presented with a rare variant of duplicated sequestration.
Preoperative imaging revealed coexisting intralobar pulmonary sequestration and ipsilateral subphrenic extralobar sequestration.
The intralobar sequestration was symptomatic, while the extralobar sequestration was asymptomatic.

Findings:

Surgical lobectomy was performed for the symptomatic intralobar pulmonary sequestration.
The asymptomatic subphrenic extralobar sequestration was identified and is being managed conservatively.
This case highlights a unique presentation of simultaneous intralobar and extralobar sequestration.

Implications:

This case expands the understanding of rare pulmonary sequestration variants.
It underscores the importance of thorough preoperative imaging for diagnosing complex congenital lung anomalies.
Conservative management of asymptomatic extralobar sequestration may be a viable option in select cases.