Incidental Finding and Management of Intralobar Sequestration of the Lung in A 24-Year-Old Man
Pulmonary sequestration is described as a dysplastic mass of lung tissue that lacks communication with the tracheobronchial tree and receives systemic rather than pulmonary arterial blood supply. Two distinct classifications, intralobar and extralobar, have been described. The present article discus...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2013-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Respiratory Journal |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/369161 |