title: Intralobar pulmonary sequestration with arterial supply from the coronary circulation.
abstract: Pulmonary sequestration is an unusual malformation. It consists of a nonfunctioning mass of lung tissue that shows no normal continuity with the tracheobronchial tree and derives its arterial blood supply from the systemic circulation. The thoracic and abdominal aortas are the most common sites of origin of the abnormal nutrient branches. Arterial supply of a sequestration from the coronary circulation is extremely rare. We present a case of a right middle lobe sequestration deriving its branches from the left coronary artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Papageorgiou Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tsitouridis
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsinoglou
authors.forename: Angeliki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cheva
authors.forename: Panagiota
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Papapostolou
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Efthimiou
authors.forename: Lambros
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moschialos
mesh_terms: D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed