Left upper lobe pulmonary sequestration
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Robotic-assisted Left Pneumonectomy For Vanishing Lung Syndrome
Published on: January 23, 2026
Pascal Berna1, João Carlos das Neves Pereira, Jean-François Coté
1Thoracic Surgery Department, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, 20-40 rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France.
Abstract:
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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