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Bilateral Pulmonary Lobar Agenesis: A Case Report  

Lee, Woong-Hee (Department of Radiology, Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University)
Kim, Young-Tong (Department of Radiology, Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University)
Park, Chan-Ho (Department of Radiology, Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University)
Jou, Sung-Shick (Department of Radiology, Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology / v.62, no.6, 2010 , pp. 529-531 More about this Journal
Abstract
Pulmonary lobar agenesis is a rare entity of developmental anomalies which is usually unilateral. To the best of our knowledge, bilateral lobar agenesis has not yet been reported in the literature. We report a case of lobar agenesis of both upper lobes in a 40-year-old female.
Keywords
Lung Diseases; Congenital Abnormalities; Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
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