Unilateral esophageal lung with dextroposition of the heart
Esophageal lung is a rare type of congenital bronchopulmonary foregut malformation (CBPFM) that is difficult to diagnose. The authors report a case of esophageal lung that presented postnatally with respiratory distress and associated heart and skeletal anomalies. After proper investigations and eva...
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2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Esophageal lung is a rare type of congenital bronchopulmonary foregut malformation (CBPFM) that is difficult to diagnose. The authors report a case of esophageal lung that presented postnatally with respiratory distress and associated heart and skeletal anomalies. After proper investigations and evaluations, the patient was managed surgically with right total pneumonectomy. |
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| Item Description: | 2213-5766 10.1016/j.epsc.2022.102193 |