A Case of Pulmonary Sequestration Diagnosed by Doppler Sonography.
- Author:
Sung Ho KWON
1
;
Hyoung Keun HA
;
Myoung Jin CHUNG
;
Man Sil PARK
;
In Kyu BAE
;
Sang Hoon KIM
;
Young Soo AHN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Pulmonary sequestration; Doppler sonography
- MeSH: Female; Humans
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2002;53(1):66-70
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Pulmonary sequestration is a rare congenital malformation during embryouic development which results in a cystic mass of nonfunctioning lung tissue. A diagnosis of a pulmonary sequestration has traditionally relied upon identifying the pathological arterial vessels by arteriography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. We reported a case of pulmonary sequestration diagnosed by Doppler sonography and subsequent CT angiography. A 21-year-old-woman admitted to hospital for an investigation of recurrent pneumonia with left lower chest pain. A doppler ultrasound sonography showed an aberrant blood supply from the descending thoracic aorta to the left lower chest lesion. The pulmonary sequestration was confirmed by the subsequent CT angiograph.
