Video-assisted thoracoscopic resection of pulmonary sequestration in an infant

Ann Thorac Surg. 1996 Jun;61(6):1836-7; discussion 1837-8. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(96)00062-8.

Abstract

Pulmonary sequestration is a congenital anomaly of lung parenchyma that can be definitively treated only with surgical resection. We report a case of an intralobar sequestration of the right lower pulmonary lobe in an infant successfully treated with video-thoracoscopic surgical removal of the involved lobe at 6 months of age.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / pathology
  • Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / surgery*
  • Endoscopy*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Pneumonectomy*
  • Surgical Staplers
  • Thoracoscopy*
  • Thoracotomy / methods
  • Video Recording*