J Korean Radiol Soc.  1995 May;32(5):729-731.

Bilateral Pulmonary Sequestration: A Case Report

• Choi YW
• Seo HS
• Jeon SC
• Hahm CK
• Jeon EY
• Koo JH

Abstract

A 21-year-old woman presented with productive cough and hemoptysis. Chest radiograph shows a large thin-walled cystic lesion with an air-fluid level in medial portion of the left lower lung zone and opacity in paravertebral area of the right lower lung zone. Chest CT scan shows a thin-walled cavitary lesion in the posterior basal segment of left lower lobe with an air-fluid level. Area of consolidation containing air-filled cysts was also observed in medial aspect of right lower lobe. Selective angiogram obtained from aberrant artery arising from descending abdominal aorta showed two main branches of the artery supplying bilateral pulmonary lesions.

MeSH Terms

Aorta, Abdominal
Arteries
Bronchopulmonary Sequestration*
Cough
Female
Hemoptysis
Humans
Lung
Radiography, Thoracic
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Young Adult