In:
Urologia Internationalis, S. Karger AG, Vol. 88, No. 1 ( 2012), p. 121-124
Abstract:
Pulmonary sequestration is a rare congenital malformation mostly located in the thorax, while intra-abdominal pulmonary sequestration is an extremely rare type of pulmonary sequestration usually diagnosed during the first 6 months of life. Only 1 case of intra-abdominal pulmonary sequestration in a patient older than 60 years has been reported in the current literature. It is difficult to differentiate an intra-abdominal pulmonary sequestration from other retroperitoneal tumors. A definitive diagnosis is always made by histologi- cal examination. Intra-abdominal pulmonary sequestration commonly responds well to surgical resection and is associated with excellent results and prognosis. The authors present the case of a 74-year-old asymptomatic man with a retroperitoneal mass which was completely excised and revealed by histopathological study to be an intra-abdominal pulmonary sequestration.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0042-1138
,
1423-0399
Language:
English
Publisher:
S. Karger AG
Publication Date:
2012
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1464417-4
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