Congenital sequestration of lungICD-11 Subcategory
ICD-11 code : LA75.6;
Preferred Label : Congenital sequestration of lung;
ICD-11 definition : A medical condition wherein a piece of tissue that ultimately develops into lung tissue
is not attached to the pulmonary arterial blood supply, as is the case in normally
developing lung. As a result, this sequestered tissue is not connected to the normal
bronchial airway. Intralobar sequestion: With intralobar sequestion, the lung tissue
lies within the same visceral pleura as the lobe in which it occurs With extralobar
sequestions, an accessory lung is contained within its own pleura;
A medical condition wherein a piece of tissue that ultimately develops into lung tissue
is not attached to the pulmonary arterial blood supply, as is the case in normally
developing lung. As a result, this sequestered tissue is not connected to the normal
bronchial airway. Intralobar sequestion: With intralobar sequestion, the lung tissue
lies within the same visceral pleura as the lobe in which it occurs With extralobar
sequestions, an accessory lung is contained within its own pleura