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Port-access thoracoscopic anatomical segmentectomy for pediatric intralobar pulmonary sequestration
Takashi Inoue1, Hiroyuki Oizumi2, Megumi Nakamura2
1Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, Mibu, Tochigi, Japan ; Department of Surgery 2, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan.
Abstract:
This report describes successful port-access thoracoscopic anatomical left lateral and posterior basal (S9 + 10) lung segmentectomy performed for intralobar pulmonary sequestration (ILPS) in a 5-year-old girl with recurrent pneumonia. Computed tomography revealed a multilocular lung abscess and an anomalous artery arising from the left gastric artery supplying the affected segment. After diagnosing ILPS, we performed thoracoscopic anatomical S9 + 10 segmentectomy. We consider thoracoscopic lung segmentectomy to be an important therapeutic option for pediatric ILPS.
