Coil embolization of intralobar pulmonary sequestration - an alternative to surgery: a case report

Abstract Background Pulmonary sequestration is a congenital lung disease characterized by nonfunctioning pulmonary tissue that lacks normal communication with the bronchial tree and is supplied by a nonpulmonary systemic artery. Symptomatic bronchopulmonary sequestration is uncommon, seen more frequ...

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Main Authors: John Ellis, Sumir Brahmbhatt, Daniel Desmond, Brian Ching, Jordanna Hostler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1915-5