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Late presentation of pulmonary aplasia in an elderly male: a case report

Avinash Yallappa Benakatti

Avinash Yallappa Benakatti

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, SDS Tuberculosis Research Centre and Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest DiseasesBengaluru, India
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J.S. Akshata

J.S. Akshata

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, SDS Tuberculosis Research Centre and Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest DiseasesBengaluru, India
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R. Swapna

R. Swapna

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, SDS Tuberculosis Research Centre and Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest DiseasesBengaluru, India
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B.P. Raghu

B.P. Raghu

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, SDS Tuberculosis Research Centre and Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest DiseasesBengaluru, India
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Sep 12, 2025
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Article Category: Case Report
Published Online: Sep 12, 2025
Page range: 27 - 30
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pneum-2025-0024
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Figure 1:

Chest radiograph showing homogenous opacity in the left lower zone with shifting of the mediastinum to the left.
Chest radiograph showing homogenous opacity in the left lower zone with shifting of the mediastinum to the left.

Figure 2:

CT pulmonary angiography. (A) In the lung window below the level of the arch of the aorta, the left lung is not visualised with a shift of mediastinum to the left with compensatory hyperinflation of the right lung. (B) Tracheal division is seen with abrupt cut-off of the left main bronchus. (C) In mediastinal window at the same level shows the pulmonary trunk with the absence of branching on the left side. (D) Left pulmonary vasculature is not seen with a normal right main pulmonary artery.
CT pulmonary angiography. (A) In the lung window below the level of the arch of the aorta, the left lung is not visualised with a shift of mediastinum to the left with compensatory hyperinflation of the right lung. (B) Tracheal division is seen with abrupt cut-off of the left main bronchus. (C) In mediastinal window at the same level shows the pulmonary trunk with the absence of branching on the left side. (D) Left pulmonary vasculature is not seen with a normal right main pulmonary artery.

Figure 3:

Bronchoscopy: Carina is dividing into left main bronchus and right main bronchus, but the left main bronchus is ending in a blind loop, and no openings are seen.
Bronchoscopy: Carina is dividing into left main bronchus and right main bronchus, but the left main bronchus is ending in a blind loop, and no openings are seen.
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