Familial recurrence of pulmonary sequestration.
BACKGROUND
Pulmonary sequestration is not believed to be familial. We report two male infants with this anomaly who were born to the same parents.


METHODS
The prenatal diagnosis of pulmonary sequestration was made in a woman's two consecutive pregnancies by demonstrating systemic arterial supply to an echogenic mass located in the left lower lung of each fetus. Postnatal radiographic evaluation confirmed the prenatal diagnoses.


CONCLUSIONS
Recurrent pulmonary sequestration in two male offspring from the same parents raises the possibility of a genetic predisposition for this condition.
Abuhamad
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, USA.
Bass
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Katz
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Heyl
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D000328:Adult; D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal