Hentati A, Neifar C, Abid W, M'saad S. Left lung agenesis discovered by a spontaneous pneumothorax in a 20-year-old girl.
Lung India 2016;
33:205-7. [PMID:
27051112 PMCID:
PMC4797443 DOI:
10.4103/0970-2113.177443]
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Abstract
Lung agenesis is a rare condition which prognosis widely depends on associated malformations. Clinical presentation is so variable and diagnosis is often made in childhood. Here, we present a case of a 20-year-old girl who was admitted because of a spontaneous pneumothorax. Explorations concluded at a left lung agenesis, a hyperinflated right lung crossing the midline with a corresponding pneumothorax. There was no malformation else. This congenital condition and treatment for this rare presentation are discussed in detail.
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