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ArticleJournal of chest surgery2025

A Case of an Uncommon Cause of Pulmonary Abscess: Intralobar Bronchopulmonary Sequestration.

Matthew O'Brien, Max Edward Ireland, Nick Hollings, Osama Elzain

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Article in Journal of chest surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Matthew O'BrienSouth West Imaging Training Academy, Plymouth, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3816-6928
Max Edward IrelandDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust, Plymouth, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5271-8360
Nick HollingsDepartment of Radiology, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Truro, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3959-8374
Osama ElzainDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust, Plymouth, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5578-3364

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A patient in her early 20s presented with a cough and elevated inflammatory markers. A chest radiograph revealed an abnormal opacity in the right lower zone. Subsequent computed tomography showed an abscess in the right lower lobe that was fed by an anomalous vessel arising from the aorta. These findings were consistent with intralobar sequestration complicated by abscess formation. The patient was treated with antibiotics and discharged home, with plans for elective embolization and lobectomy under the care of the cardiothoracic surgeons. A literature review revealed a limited body of work on pulmonary sequestrations, with very few reported cases involving similar presentations. Thus, our case represents a rare and important addition to the literature.

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Bronchopulmonary sequestrationCase reportsLung abscess

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PMID40230099
PMCPMC12066396

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