Left pulmonary aplasia with multiloculated effusion and pericardial defects in a young adult: a case report

Abstract

Pulmonary aplasia is a rare developmental lung anomaly with unknown etiology. Multiloculated effusion and pericardial defects are even less common with no cases reported up until now. Here, we report the first case of an unusual presentation of a 25-year-old female with recurrent cough for four months, who was diagnosed with left pulmonary aplasia with multiloculated effusion and partial pericardial defects, and who underwent uniportal thoracoscopic drainage and pleurectomy.

Lung adenocarcinoma concurrent with congenital pulmonary aplasia of the right upper lobe: A case report

“…In contrast, pulmonary developmental arrest is an exceedingly uncommon congenital defect, with a prevalence of approximately 1–2 per 200,000 births ( 9 ). Congenital pulmonary dysplasia has been classified into three subtypes: agenesis (the complete absence of lung tissue), aplasia (a main bronchus ending in a terminal cecum) and hypoplasia (a bronchus with rudimentary pulmonary tissue).…”