The hidden disease; bronchopulmonary sequestration as retrocardiac mass: a case report
Authors: Tugce Uzar, Mustafa Berk Sarac, Ladan Ragstar, Ozge Aksoy, Pankina Ekaterina, Adem Dirican, Sevket Ozkaya
Background: Bronchopulmonary sequestration, simply called as pulmonary sequestration, is a relatively rare congenital anomaly with few reports of initial diagnosis occurring during adulthood. It consists of a nonfunctioning mass of lung tissue that lacks normal communication with the tracheobronchial tree and that receives its arterial blood supply from the systemic circulation. Case Presentation: We report two cases with bronchopulmonary sequestration and a short review of the clinical/radiologic features of bronchopulmonary sequestration. Conclusion: Look carefully at the retrocardiac area of chest radiography in adults for the definition of unexpected lesions. It can be bronchopulmonary sequestrations. It can be diagnosed easily with a feeding artery by an aberrant systemic artery which usually arises from the aorta.
Keywords: bronchopulmonary sequestriation, radiology, diagnosis
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Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey ozkayasevket@yahoo.com
Publication history:
Received 24 Aug 2018
Revised 04 Oct 2018
Accepted 04 Nov 2018
Published online 25 Nov 2018
Published in print 31 Jan 2019
Uzar T, Sarac MB, Ragstar L, Aksoy O, Ekaterina P, Dirican A, Ozkaya S. The hidden disease; bronchopulmonary sequestration as retrocardiac mass: a case report. EJMCR. 2019; 3(1): 8-11. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1534019522
Uzar T, Sarac MB, Ragstar L, Aksoy O, Ekaterina P, Dirican A, Ozkaya S. The hidden disease; bronchopulmonary sequestration as retrocardiac mass: a case report. https://www.ejmcr.com/?mno=3883 [Access: April 23, 2024]. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1534019522
Uzar T, Sarac MB, Ragstar L, Aksoy O, Ekaterina P, Dirican A, Ozkaya S. The hidden disease; bronchopulmonary sequestration as retrocardiac mass: a case report. EJMCR. 2019; 3(1): 8-11. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1534019522
Uzar T, Sarac MB, Ragstar L, Aksoy O, Ekaterina P, Dirican A, Ozkaya S. The hidden disease; bronchopulmonary sequestration as retrocardiac mass: a case report. EJMCR. (2019), [cited April 23, 2024]; 3(1): 8-11. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1534019522
Uzar, T., Sarac, . M. B., Ragstar, . L., Aksoy, . O., Ekaterina, . P., Dirican, . A. & Ozkaya, . S. (2019) The hidden disease; bronchopulmonary sequestration as retrocardiac mass: a case report. EJMCR, 3 (1), 8-11. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1534019522
Uzar, Tugce, Mustafa Berk Sarac, Ladan Ragstar, Ozge Aksoy, Pankina Ekaterina, Adem Dirican, and Sevket Ozkaya. 2019. The hidden disease; bronchopulmonary sequestration as retrocardiac mass: a case report. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 3 (1), 8-11. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1534019522
Uzar, Tugce, Mustafa Berk Sarac, Ladan Ragstar, Ozge Aksoy, Pankina Ekaterina, Adem Dirican, and Sevket Ozkaya. "The hidden disease; bronchopulmonary sequestration as retrocardiac mass: a case report." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 3 (2019), 8-11. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1534019522
Uzar, Tugce, Mustafa Berk Sarac, Ladan Ragstar, Ozge Aksoy, Pankina Ekaterina, Adem Dirican, and Sevket Ozkaya. "The hidden disease; bronchopulmonary sequestration as retrocardiac mass: a case report." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 3.1 (2019), 8-11. Print. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1534019522
Uzar, T., Sarac, . M. B., Ragstar, . L., Aksoy, . O., Ekaterina, . P., Dirican, . A. & Ozkaya, . S. (2019) The hidden disease; bronchopulmonary sequestration as retrocardiac mass: a case report. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 3 (1), 8-11. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1534019522