Shoji Fukuoka, Kenichiro Yamamura, Hazumu Nagata, Daisuke Toyomura, Yusaku Nagatomo, Yoshimi Eguchi, Kiyoshi Uike, Yuichiro Hirata, Hirosuke Inoue, Masayuki Ochiai, Shouichi Ohga
INTRODUCTION: Pulmonary agenesis is a complete absence of the pulmonary parenchyma, airways, and vasculature unilaterally or bilaterally. Although bilateral cases are lethal, the outcome of unilateral cases remains not well described. We performed a comprehensive literature review to assess the clinical features of pulmonary agenesis. METHODS: Four database sources were searched on October 10, 2021 and two cases were included from our institution. Studies related to the clinical impact of comorbidity and intervention on the survival outcome in pulmonary agenesis were included for full-text review...
September 7, 2022: Pediatric Pulmonology