All issues > Volume 35(2); 1992

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1992;35(2):240-244. Published online February 15, 1992.

A Case of Agenesis of the Right Lung

Hyun Soon HS Lee¹, Gyeong Cheol GC Yoon¹, Se Wook SW Oh¹, Ho Seek HS Ahn¹, Sung Won SW Kim¹, Chung Hee CH Chi²

¹Department of Pediatrics, St. Benedict Hospital, Busan, Korea
²Department of Pathology, St. Benedict Hospital, Busan, Korea

Abstract

Unilateral lung agenesis is defined with absence of parenchyme, supporting structures and airway below the level of the carina. Lung agenesis is associated with other anomaly of cardiovascular system, musculoskeletal system and genitourinary system in about 50% cases. In most cases, the diseases is found due to respiratoru problems. Prognosis is variable but largely depends on the associated anomaly and respirator infection. We experienced a cases of right lung ageniesis and confirmed by clinical, radiologic finding and autopsy. We report the cases associating floating thumb with review of the related literatures.

Keywords :Lung Agenesis