Pulmonary hypoplasia in a 52-year-old woman.
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.
Kurkcuoglu
Ibrahim Can
IC
Department of Thoracic Surgery, School of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey. cankurkcuoglu@hotmail.com
Eroglu
Atilla
A
Karaoglanoglu
Nurettin
N
Polat
Pinar
P
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