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Unilateral lung agenesis: a case report and literature review

Egyptian Journal of Bronchology volume 12, pages 486–488 (2018)Cite this article

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Pulmonary agenesis is an extremely rare malformation of lung with an estimated prevalence of only 34 per million live births. It is even more uncommon in females and on the right side. We report a case of this rare entity.

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  1. DNB Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, INHS Asvini, Near RC Church, 400005, Colaba, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Egypt

    Rahul Tyagi MD & G. S. Chowdhary

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Tyagi, R., Chowdhary, G.S. Unilateral lung agenesis: a case report and literature review. Egypt J Bronchol 12, 486–488 (2018). https://doi.org/10.4103/ejb.ejb_14_18

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