title: Pulmonary hypoplasia in a 52-year-old woman.
abstract: Pulmonary hypoplasia is a bronchopulmonary foregut anomaly characterized by a decreased number of alveoli and decreased alveolar air space. At autopsy, pulmonary hypoplasia is one of the important causes of death in newborns and infants. Pulmonary hypoplasia is rare in adults. In this paper, we present a case of pulmonary hypoplasia in a 52-year-old, asymptomatic woman. We discuss pulmonary hypoplasia and review the literature findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, School of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey. cankurkcuoglu@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ibrahim Can
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Kurkcuoglu
authors.forename: Atilla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eroglu
authors.forename: Nurettin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karaoglanoglu
authors.forename: Pinar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Polat
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000792:Angiography; D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001995:Bronchography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging