Rare Case of Pulmonary Sequestration

Abstract

Pulmonary sequestration is a rare congenital lung malformation resulting in a mass of dysplastic lung tissue supplied by aberrant systemic vessel and separated from the normal bronchopulmonary tree, commonly misdiagnosed, and not treated in a timely manner, patient often exposed to unnecessary investigations and invasive procedures before diagnosis been made. We present one of our patients who was misdiagnosed and had two surgeries before diagnosis was made and successfully treated.