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Agenesis of the lung
1Dept of Pediatrics, Turkish Health and Therapy Foundation, Memorial Ahmet Ors Hospital, Emek, Ankara.
The European Respiratory Journal
|July 1, 1989
Summary
Congenital lung agenesis is a rare condition often linked to other birth defects. This case highlights right lung agenesis with kidney absence and rib fusion, emphasizing the complexity of these developmental anomalies.
Area of Science:
- Medicine
- Pediatrics
- Genetics
Background:
- Congenital lung agenesis is an exceedingly rare developmental anomaly.
- It is frequently associated with other congenital malformations, impacting multiple organ systems.
- Mortality rates are high, with approximately 50% of affected infants dying at birth or within the first five years of life.