Intralobar pulmonary sequestration masquerading as congenital lobar emphysema

• Main Authors: Bilal Mirza (Author), Afsheen Batool Raza (Author), Iftikhar Ijaz (Author), Lubna Ijaz (Author), Farah Naz (Author), Afzal Sheikh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Intrapulmonary sequestrations are quite uncommon in pediatric age group. The preoperative diagnosis of pulmonary sequestration is not possible in most of the cases. A 2-year-old boy presented with recurrent episodes of chest infections and respiratory distress. A preoperative diagnosis of congenital...