Incidental Finding of Bronchopulmonary Sequestration in a 64-Year-Old Female.

CONCLUSION: Pulmonary sequestration can present with recurrent pneumonia in late adulthood. Physicians must review any previous imaging studies of the chest to identify the structural abnormality and be cognizant of differential diagnoses such as infected cystic bronchiectasis, bronchogenic cyst, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, or cystic adenomatoid malformation that can occur in conjunction with bronchopulmonary sequestration. Pulmonary angiogram is the gold standard to confirm the diagnosis of bronchopulmonary sequestration. Surgical resection is the standard of care. PMID: 29026365 [PubMed]
Source: Ochsner Journal - Category: General Medicine Tags: Ochsner J Source Type: research