Unilateral pulmonary hypoplasia - A case report

oleh: Kant S

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2007-01-01

Deskripsi

A case of right sided pulmonary hypoplasia is described. A 20 years male was admitted in our department with complaints of recurrent chest infections since childhood. Clinical examination revealed smaller right hemithorax. Serial chest X- rays showed nonprogressive lesions over several years. Bronchoscopy and CT scan thorax confirmed the diagnosis of right sided pulmonary hypoplasia. It was not associated with any other developmental anomaly.