Abstract:Background: Pulmonary sequestration is a very rare congenital abnormality of the lung, which was responsible for 0.15-6.4% of all cases of congenital lung formation disorders. Pulmonary sequestration is often seen as recurrent pneumonia, accompanied by complaints of chest pain, shortness of breath and hemoptysis. Conventional angiography is the gold standard for diagnosing pulmonary sequestration and for demonstrating arterial supply and venous drainage. The optimal therapy for pulmonary sequestration is opera… Show more
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