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| Year : 2011 | Volume
: 16
| Issue : 1 | Page : 15-17 |
Intralobar pulmonary sequestration masquerading as congenital lobar emphysema
Bilal Mirza1, Afsheen Batool Raza2, Iftikhar Ijaz2, Lubna Ijaz1, Farah Naz2, Afzal Sheikh1
1 Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Children's Hospital and The Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan
2 Department of Pediatric Medicine, The Children's Hospital and The Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan
Correspondence Address:
Bilal Mirza
H/no. 428 Nishter Block, Allama Iqbal Town, Lahore
Pakistan
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.74515
Intrapulmonary sequestrations are quite uncommon in pediatric age group. The preoperative diagnosis of pulmonary sequestration is not possible in most of the cases. A 2-year-old boy presented with recurrent episodes of chest infections and respiratory distress. A preoperative diagnosis of congenital lobar emphysema was made on the basis of chest radiograph and computed tomography scan. At operation, an intralobar pulmonary sequestration was found. The sequestration cyst was excised with uneventful recovery.
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