Late presentation of unilateral lung agenesis in adulthood

Late presentation of unilateral lung agenesis in adulthood

Abstract Background Pulmonary agenesis is a rare congenital anomaly with a reported prevalence of about 1 in 100,000 births. It may be bilateral or unilateral. Among the unilateral form, left lung agenesis is more common (70%); however, it is the right lung agenesis which carries a dismal prognosis...

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Main Authors: Arshed Hussain Parry, Mujahed Abdulsattar Ibrahim Raheem, Hussam Hassan Ismail, Osama Sharaf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-06-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
Lung agenesis
Pulmonary agenesis
Adulthood presentation
Opaque hemithorax
Case report
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43055-021-00533-x

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