Preoperative diagnosis of intralobar pulmonary sequestration by three-dimensional CT angiography ; a case report

Abstract

A 59-year-old female was admitted to our hospital becuase of an abnormal routine chest X-ray showing a homogeneous mass in the left S¹⁰ Chest CT scan and MRI results suggested an aberrant artery above the left diaphragm. The level of the descending aorta was scanned by herical CT, and three-dimensional images were generated preoperatively. An aberrant artery arising from the descending aorta and a vein draining into the inferior pulmonary vein were visualized clearly by this three-dimensional CT angiography was useful in the preoperative diagnosis of intralobar pulmonary sequestration.