%0 Case Reports
%T Extralobar sequestration with a pulmonary arterial feeding vessel.
%A Nakamura D
%A Kondo R
%A Makiuchi A
%A Itagaki H
%J Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
%V 69
%N 1
%D Jan 2021
%M 32683603
%F 1.227
%R 10.1007/s11748-020-01443-x
%X Extralobar sequestrations are rare congenital malformations of the lung. They are usually located between the diaphragm and left lower lobe and receive their blood supply from the aorta. We report a case of extralobar sequestration in an atypical location with a pulmonary arterial feeding vessel. An 18-year-old woman presented with an abnormality on chest X-ray. Chest computed tomography revealed a lung field not communicating with the bronchus between the upper and lower right lung lobes. Three-dimensional reconstruction computed tomography demonstrated a feeding artery from the pulmonary artery draining into the pulmonary vein. We diagnosed her with extralobar sequestration and resected the sequestered lung using video-assisted thoracic surgery. Therefore, three-dimensional reconstruction computed tomography helped identify the abnormal blood vessels, and video-assisted thoracic surgery may be useful in the treatment of extralobar sequestration.