Unusual Form of Pulmonary Sequestration: Emphysematous Sequestration

Unusual presentation of intralobar pulmonary sequestration.

There was no history of a foreign body in the nose at any time before. Anterior rhinoscopy showed a rough dark stony mass covered with greenish discharge. Probing gave a metallic sound. Postnasal examination showed a greenish discharge. A clinical diagnosis of a rhinolith was made. Radiology showed the rhinolith's position (Fig. 1) in the floor of the right nostril with mucosal thickening of th...

Pulmonary sequestration. A report of an unusual case.

Total unilateral pulmonary sequestration.

A case is described of a baby boy aged 7 months who was found to have total sequestration of the right lung, the right main bronchus communicating with the lower end of the oesophagus. This was discovered during investigation for supposed asthma, as the child had wheezed since birth. No episodes of cyanosis or difficulties with feeding had occurred. The embryological considerations are discusse...

intralobar pulmonary sequestration

A localised fibrous mesothelioma arising from an intralobar lung sequestration occurred in a 64 year old Turkish woman. This appears to be the first report of a mesothelioma occurring within a pulmonary sequestration. (Thorax 1992;47:837-838) Department of Pathology N Paksoy M Altiner Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery A Demircan Department of Pulmonary Diseases M Artvinli School...

Pulmonary sequestration and aspergillosis.

OBJECTIVE Pulmonary sequestration (PS) is an uncommon congenital disease. Symptoms when present are usually secondary to pyogenic infection. Our objective was to draw attention on superimposed fungal infection. METHODS During the last 20 years, we operated upon 19 intralobar PS. Four of six patients operated during the last decade proved to have intralobar PS containing Aspergillus. RESULTS...