Abstract
A case of Unilateral hypoplasia lung in a 24 years old male is presented here who was referred to our hospital by his primary care provider with an abnormal chest x-ray and on further investigation with computed tomography of thorax and bronchoscopy he was found to have left hypoplastic lung with no other anatomic abnormalities.
Keywords: Pulmonary Hypoplasia, CT scan thorax, Bronchoscopy
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