Pulmonary agenesis, pulmonary aplasia and pulmonary hypoplasia: Can you differentiate them?
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Pulmonary Agenesis and Hypoplasia.
In recent years the more frequent use of x-rays has revealed various congenital abnormalities of the lungs which had formerly passed undetected during life, since the clinical signs and symptoms may be minimal. An attempt is made here to elucidate the different pictures which may be seen in varying degrees of underdevelopment of the lungs. For clarity of description the following nomenclature i...
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عنوان ژورنال: South African Journal of Radiology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2078-6778,1027-202X
DOI: 10.4102/sajr.v21i1.1163