Pulmonary sequestration-like anomaly presenting as a spontaneously resolving mass.
A premature baby boy presented at birth with respiratory distress. A right lower lobe opacity was found on chest X-ray. Pulmonary sequestration was the diagnosis suggested by ultrasound. The size of the mass decreased on subsequent examinations. 4 months later X-rays and sonography failed to demonstrate any remaining mass. This case illustrates another example of involutive pathology and suggests that not all pulmonary sequestration-like anomalies should be operated on.
Sintzoff
S A
SA
Department of Radiology, Hopital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
Avni
E F
EF
Rocmans
P
P
Pardou
A
A
Struyven
J
J
D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013997:Time Factors