Abstract

FUENTES VALDES, Edelberto; CORONA MANCEBO, Sixto B  and  MARTIN GONZALEZ, Miguel A. Congenital giant lung cyst associated with pulmonary hypoplasia: A case report and literature review. Rev Cubana Cir [online]. 2004, vol.43, n.3-4, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-2945.

The congenital lung cysts are a group of diverse abnormalities, unique or multiple, and of different volumes. Generally, they are confined to a segment or lobe and they are a frequent site of infection. The case of a bronchogenic intrapulmonary giant cyst accompanied with hypoplasia of the left pulmonary artery and of the upper ipsilateral pulmonary lobe, is reported. Considerations are made on the origin of the cyst, and on its connection with arterial and pulmonary hypoplasia. The possible causes of postoperative atelactasis and edema, leading to the need of completing pneumonectomy in the face of a severe septic picture, are discussed

Keywords : Congenital giant lung cyst; pulmonary hypoplasia.

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