Bronchogenic cyst: a cause of pulmonary artery obstruction and breathlessness.
A young woman presenting with breathlessness and a normal chest roentgenogram was found to have unilateral absent lung perfusion on an isotope scan. This was due to a bronchogenic cyst obstructing the right pulmonary artery. This is a rare cause of unilateral absence of lung perfusion and an unusual mode of presentation of a bronchogenic cyst.
Worsnop
C J
CJ
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Western Hospital, Footscray, Victoria, Australia.
Teichtahl
H
H
Clarke
C P
CP
D000328:Adult; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000150:complications*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow