A rare case of torsion and infarction of an extralobar pulmonary sequestration with MR, CT, and surgical correlation

Julie Walcutt, MD; Shahab Abdessalam, MD; Zebulon Timmons, MD; Peter Winningham, MD; Angela Beavers, MD

Radiology Case Reports (Dec 2021)

A rare case of torsion and infarction of an extralobar pulmonary sequestration with MR, CT, and surgical correlation

Julie Walcutt, MD,
Shahab Abdessalam, MD,
Zebulon Timmons, MD,
Peter Winningham, MD,
Angela Beavers, MD

Affiliations

Julie Walcutt, MD: Department of Radiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Shahab Abdessalam, MD: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Boystown National Research Hospital, Nebraska, USA
Zebulon Timmons, MD: Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital and Medical Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Peter Winningham, MD: Department of Pediatric Radiology, Children's Hospital and Medical Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Angela Beavers, MD: Department of Pediatric Radiology, Children's Hospital and Medical Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA; Corresponding author.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16, no. 12
pp. 3931 – 3936

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Extralobar pulmonary sequestration is a rare congenital pulmonary malformation that may present early in life or remain asymptomatic. Here we present a case of torsion of an extralobar pulmonary sequestration on its vascular pedicle. Although the patient's initial symptomatology suggested intraabdominal pathology, the correct preoperative diagnosis was determined in large part by the lesion's MRI characteristics, which strongly suggested tissue infarction.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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