EXTRALOBAR PULMONARY SEQUESTRATION WITH B RONCHO-ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA

Pulmonary sequestrations have no communication with the bronchial tree . Therefore they are usually airless. However, in the presence of a fi stula to the esophagus or the stomach, they might contain air or could even be emphysematic. Such a case in a newborn is presented. This ver y rare anomaly is frequently named ''communicating bronchopulmonary fo regut malformation''. This malformation has to be included in the diff erential diagnosis of multicystic lung diseases. Diagnosis can be made preoperatively by esophagography and Doppler sonography.