An unusual cause of spontaneous pneumothorax.
Bronchopulmonary sequestration is a congenital pulmonary malformation consisting of a non-functioning region of lung parenchyma that receives systemic arterial blood supply. The authors present the case of a 31-year-old male who presented with spontaneous pneumothorax as the initial clinical manifestation of an intralobar bronchopulmonary sequestration. There was a persistent air leak through the chest tube which remained in the pleural cavity for 12 days. CT revealed an area of increased opacity, with focal calcifications and a small eccentric cavity in the posterior basal region of the left lower lobe. Aortography established the final diagnosis.
Pulmonary Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Dionisios
D
Spyratos
Vasilios
V
Kalpakidis
Paschalina
P
Giouleka
Diamantis
D
Chloros
Lazaros
L
Sichletidis
D000328:Adult; D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D035422:Pleural Cavity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed