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[A case report of subdiaphragmatic pulmonary sequestration]
Kyobu Geka. the Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery
|June 1, 1989
Summary
A rare case of subphrenic pulmonary sequestration, a congenital lung malformation, was successfully treated. This condition involves abnormal lung tissue located below the diaphragm, supplied by systemic arteries.
Area of Science:
- Thoracic Surgery
- Pediatric Surgery
- Medical Imaging
Background:
- Pulmonary sequestration is a rare congenital lung malformation.
- Extralobar pulmonary sequestration typically occurs outside the lung's visceral pleura.
- Subphrenic location is an unusual presentation.