Pulmonary agenesis is the complete absence of lung tissue, including bronchial tree, lung parenchyma, and supporting vasculatures. [7] The only remaining part is rudimentary bronchus. [7] Hence, the affected areas lose their function of gas exchange. [7] This malformation is thought to involve the proliferation arrest of lung buds during embryo development, while the …

Pulmonary agenesis is an extremely rare congenital anomaly defined as a complete absence of the lung parenchyma, bronchus, and pulmonary vessels. 1 This anomaly was first discovered accidentally by De Pozze (1673) during the autopsy of an adult woman. 2,3.

An uncommon congenital abnormality characterized by either lethal complete absence of the lungs or varying degrees of underdevelopment of the lung parenchyma. It may be associated with other congenital abnormalities.

Pulmonary agenesis is a rare congenital lung abnormality comprising absence of the lung parenchyma, bronchus, and its pulmonary artery. From: Radiologic Clinics of North America, 2014

Pulmonary agenesis is a rare condition with a reported incidence of 1:15,000 autopsies. (1) It can be unilateral or bilateral. Bilateral pulmonary agenesis is extremely rare, and is incompatible with extra uterine life, first described by Morgagni in 1955.

Pulmonary agenesis is a rare cause of unilateral opaque lung in the newborn. Nearly 50% cases of pulmonary agenesis are associated with other congenital defects including cardiovascular, skeletal, gastrointestinal or genitourinary systems.1 We report an infant with agenesis of the right lung associated with other congenital anomalies.

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.

What is Pulmonary agenesis and aplasia? Pulmonary agenesis and aplasia are rare congenital conditions characterised by a complete or almost complete absence of lung development. It may affect one or both lungs.

Pulmonary agenesis is defined as the complete absence of one or both lungs, including the bronchi, bronchioles, vasculature and lung parenchyma. Most of these malformations are detected in early childhood. A residual number remains asymptomatic and …

Pulmonary agenesis means undeveloped pulmonary vessels, bronchi, and parenchyma. It can be unilateral or bilateral. In unilateral aplasia, the remaining lung contains twice as much alveoli as normal, but has normal bronchi.[ 3 ]