Lung additional intrathoracic (Latin intrathoracicus accessorius, Greek πρόσθορικός αξέσωρος) is an anatomical formation that is an additional lung located in the chest cavity. This lung can be either right- or left-sided.
The lung accessory can have different sizes and shapes. It can be formed as a result of impaired lung development during the embryonic period or after birth due to injury or illness.
Mild additional intrathoracic can cause various symptoms such as shortness of breath, cough, chest pain, hemoptysis and others. These symptoms may be due to difficulty breathing, poor ventilation, or other problems.
Treatment for mild accessory intrathoracic infection may include surgery, drug therapy, and other methods. Surgery may involve removing a lung or part of a lung to make breathing easier and reduce symptoms. Drug therapy may include the use of bronchodilators, anti-inflammatory drugs, and other drugs to improve lung function.
It is important to note that mild additional intrathoracic lesions are rare and may require specialized diagnosis and treatment. Therefore, it is necessary to consult a doctor if symptoms associated with mild additional intrathoracic symptoms appear.
Lung additional is one of the diseases of the respiratory system. Its name comes from Latin, where accessorius means additional, and intrathoracalis means located inside the chest. This means that the extra lung is located inside the chest cavity, to the side of the normal one. Normally, the lung develops from the dorsal mesoderm above the source of forebrain development and moves in front of the head. Then the lung descends into the chest, where it becomes the only organ of the respiratory apparatus. However, in rare cases, instead of one lung, a person develops two. If this occurs under the skin of the abdominal wall, the condition is called dysonatopic lung. But more often, both lungs develop inside the anterior abdominal region. The second lung is a pathological formation, since these organs should not be located in the same area of the body. Doctors consider the pathology as a benign tumor, since it has clear boundaries, does not grow, and does not compress other internal organs.
Symptoms of the disease: