title: Intraabdominal pulmonary sequestration.
abstract: Bronchopulmonary sequestration is an uncommon developmental abnormality that frequently presents as an incidental mass. Differential diagnosis includes malignancy. Reports of extralobar abdominal pulmonary sequestration in adults are sparse. Only 2.5% of all pulmonary sequestrations are detected below the diaphragm. The authors present a case of a 45-year-old woman and a literature review. Computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and operative and pathologic findings are provided. A review of diagnosis and therapy is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, Pennsylvania 19001, USA. jfranko@amh.org
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Franko
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Pezzi
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000002:abnormalities; D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged