Open AccessIs it better to operate congenital lung malformations when patients are still asymptomatic?
Author(s) -
Mario Lima,
Simone D’Antonio,
Neil Di Salvo,
Giovanni Parente,
Beatrice Randi,
Michele Libri,
Tommaso Gargano,
Giovanni Ruggeri,
Vincenzo Davide Catania
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_70_20
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , respiratory distress , pneumonia , surgery , lung , thoracoscopy , exact test , retrospective cohort study , pediatrics
Congenital lung malformation (CLM) is a rare developmental anomaly of the lower respiratory tract. The purposes are to define if the presence of respiratory symptoms, in CLM may affect surgical outcomes and to define optimal timing for surgery in asymptomatic patients.