Open AccessLeft upper lobe pulmonary sequestration
Author(s) -
Pascal Berna,
J.-C. Das Neves Pereira,
JeanFrançois Côté,
Marc Riquet
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1510/icvts.2007.170225
Subject(s) - pulmonary sequestration , medicine , wedge resection , lung , pneumonectomy , pulmonary wedge pressure , lobe , radiology , surgery , anatomy , resection , pulmonary artery
A 64-year-old non-smoking woman with a left upper lobe mass underwent a wedge resection by video-thoracoscopic approach. Intraoperative frozen section examination was unable to rule out a neoplastic disease and a lobectomy was performed. Microscopic analysis showed a typical pulmonary sequestration pattern including arteries with elastic layers in a systemic fashion. Pulmonary sequestration is a development lung disease: upper lobe location is considered uncommon and much controversy exists concerning this form which may be underrated.
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