[Pulmonary hypoplasia].
A thirteen month-old male child was hospitalized with left lung pneumonia. After pneumonia was cured the auscultatory signs persisted. Radiologically, left lung was hyperlucent with weak vascular markings. Perfusion scintigraphy showed lack of perfusion in the left lung. Bronchographically, decreased volume of the left lung and bronchiectasis were shown. Angiography revealed hypoplastic left pulmonary artery which was the cause of the dysgenesis of the left lung. All these findings pointed to pulmonary hypoplasia.
Raos
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Specijalna bolnica za bolesti disnog sustava djece i mladezi, Zagreb.
Koncul
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Kovac
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K
Marinović
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B
D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging