Extralobar Pulmonary Sequestration

Port J Card Thorac Vasc Surg. 2023 Jan 14;29(4):69. doi: 10.48729/pjctvs.242.

Abstract

Male, 71 year-old, asymptomatic, former smoker and previous history of lung tuberculosis. Referred to outpatient clinic due to left lower lobe consolidation diagnosed on non-contrasted CT scan, with increased uptake on PET-CT. Then, a contrast-enhanced CT scan revealed extralobar pulmonary sequestration with venous drainage to the left azygos vein (Blue arrow) and a double branch arterial supply from the thoracic aorta (Red arrow).

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
  • Bronchopulmonary Sequestration* / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging
  • Male
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed