Complications
Failure to have a pulmonary sequestration removed can leads to a number of complications. These include:
- Hemorrhage that can be fatal
- The creation of a left-right shunt, where blood flows in a shortcut through the feed off the aorta.
- Chronic infection. Diseases such as bronchiectasis, tuberculosis, aspergillosis, bronchial carcinoid and bronchogenic squamous cell carcinoma.
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