Pulmonary Agenesis and Associated Pulmonary Hypertension: A Case Report and Review on Variability, Therapy, and Outcome
Abstract Pulmonary agenesis is a rare congenital disorder with large variability in presentation and prognosis. We describe a full-term infant born with right-sided pulmonary agenesis who underwent thoracoscopic placement of a tissue expander. He ultimately died of pulmonary hypertension. Immunohist...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2015-01-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1395986 |