Ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy in an adult with congenital unilateral hyperlucent lung.
Clin Nucl Med
; 15(10): 683-7, 1990 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
A variety of congenital and acquired etiologies can give rise to the radiographic finding of a unilateral hyperlucent lung. An unusual case of congenital lobar emphysema diagnosed in a young adult following the initial discovery of a hyperexpanded, hyperlucent lung is reported. Although subsequent bronchoscopy and radiologic studies detailed extensive anatomic abnormalities, functional imaging also played an important role in arriving at this rare diagnosis. In particular, ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy identified the small contralateral lung as the functional lung and helped narrow the differential diagnosis to etiologies involving obstructive airway disorders.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfisema Pulmonar
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Pulmón
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Nucl Med
Año:
1990
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Article