title: Right pulmonary aplasia, aberrant left pulmonary artery, and bronchopulmonary sequestration with an esophageal bronchus.
abstract: Pulmonary aplasia and bronchopulmonary foregut malformations in which a patent communication between the foregut and the pulmonary system is present are rare congenital abnormalities. Pulmonary aplasia associated with a pulmonary sling is an even rarer abnormality. We report a unique case of right pulmonary aplasia, aberrant left pulmonary artery, and bronchopulmonary sequestration with an esophageal bronchus diagnosed by multidetector helical CT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Tufts New England Medical Center, 750 Washington St., PO Box 299, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sjirk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Westra
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: Roy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McCauley
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed