Familial recurrence of pulmonary sequestration
Abuhamad, A.Z.; Bass, T.; Katz, M.E.; Heyl, P.S.
Obstetrics and Gynecology 87(5 Pt 2): 843-845
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-7844 PMID: 8677110 Document Number: 465670
Background: Pulmonary sequestration is not believed to be familial. We report two male infants with this anomaly who were born to the same parents. Cases: The prenatal diagnosis of pulmonary sequestration was made in a woman's two consecutive pregnancies by demonstrating systemic arterial supply to an echogenic mass located in the left lower lung of each fetus. Postnatal radiographic evaluation confirmed the prenatal diagnoses. Conclusion: Recurrent pulmonary sequestration in two male offspring from the same parents raises the possibility of a genetic predisposition for this condition.