Open AccessIntralobar pulmonary sequestration treated with video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy
Author(s) -
Taeyun Kim,
Hyunji Choi,
Jehun Kim
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chest disease reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2039-4772
pISSN - 2039-4764
DOI - 10.4081/cdr.2019.8374
Subject(s) - pulmonary sequestration , medicine , asymptomatic , bronchopulmonary sequestration , pneumonia , abnormality , radiology , surgery , lung , psychiatry
Bronchopulmonary sequestration (BPS) is a rare congenital anomaly of airway in which a portion of the lung receives blood supply from an abnormal systemic artery. A 72-year-old woman had been suffering from recurrent left lower back pain and pneumonia for more than 10 years. She was diagnosed with intralobar type of BPS by computed- tomography angiogram and underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy. BPS is a rare congenital abnormality that can accompany repeated pulmonary infection. Although asymptomatic patients may consider lifelong observation, surgical treatment of patients with symptoms is a curative option with minimal morbidity. To improve quality of the life for patients, active surgical treatment should be considered.