Ectopic lobe of right lung with abscess formation in children: a visual diagnosis case.
We report a 9-year-old boy who had chest pain of 3 weeks' duration caused by ectopic lobe of the right lung with abscess formation. The diagnosis was supported by chest computed tomography and video-assisted thoracoscopy. The child responded well to the operation and fully recovered.
Department of Pediatrics, Taipei City Hospital, Renai Branch, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chyi-Sen
CS
Wu
Kong-Sang
KS
Wan
D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed