A Case of Pulmonary Sequestration Diagnosed by Doppler Sonography.

Kwon, Sung Ho; Ha, Hyoung Keun; Chung, Myoung Jin; Park, Man Sil; Bae, In Kyu; Kim, Sang Hoon; Ahn, Young Soo

doi:2002.53.1.66

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 53(1); 2002 > Article

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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2002;53(1):66-70.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2002.53.1.66 Published online July 1, 2002.

A Case of Pulmonary Sequestration Diagnosed by Doppler Sonography.

Sung Ho Kwon, Hyoung Keun Ha, Myoung Jin Chung, Man Sil Park, In Kyu Bae, Sang Hoon Kim, Young Soo Ahn

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji Hopital, Eulji Medical College, Seoul, Korea. ays1116@eulji.or.kr
²Department of Radiology, Eulji Hopital, Eulji Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
³Department of Thoracic Surgery, Eulji Hopital, Eulji Medical College, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Pulmonary sequestration is a rare congenital malformation during embryouic development which results in a cystic mass of nonfunctioning lung tissue. A diagnosis of a pulmonary sequestration has traditionally relied upon identifying the pathological arterial vessels by arteriography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. We reported a case of pulmonary sequestration diagnosed by Doppler sonography and subsequent CT angiography. A 21-year-old-woman admitted to hospital for an investigation of recurrent pneumonia with left lower chest pain. A doppler ultrasound sonography showed an aberrant blood supply from the descending thoracic aorta to the left lower chest lesion. The pulmonary sequestration was confirmed by the subsequent CT angiograph.

Key Words: Pulmonary sequestration, Doppler sonography