Hemoptysis caused by pulmonary sequestration in perforated appendicitis: A rare case report.
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چکیده
Pulmonary sequestration is a rare and usually asymptomatic congenital anomaly. Optimal management of this condition is still a subject of debate, including superiority of surgical resection or angiographic embolization of the aberrant arterial vessel. Presently described is rare case of a 51-year-old male who presented with hemoptysis related to pulmonary sequestration associated with acute right lower quadrant abdominal pain caused by perforated appendicitis.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES
دوره 22 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016