SEQUESTRATION OF LUNG

Pulmonary sequestration is a condition in which a segment of dysplastic lung tissue or lobe is present without any communication with the rest of the tracheobronchial tree, and which receives an anomalous systemic blood supply separate from the rest of the lung. It is a piece of nonfunctional lung tissue and a foregut embryonic remnant. It may present as haemoptysis, and this condition may mimic other respiratory diseases like Tuberculosis, Bronchiectasis and Malignancy. We present a case of a 16-year-old female, who came with complaints of massive haemoptysis. A CT Thorax done showed sequestration of the right lower lobe of lung, which was operated upon in a higher centre with the aid of Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery. (VATS)