[VATS resection of basal pyramid segments in sequestration of the left lower lobe]

Lung sequestration is a congenital malformation represented by a non-functioning pulmonary parenchyma supplied via an aberrant artery of systemic circulation. This malformation makes up 1-6% of all congenital lung abnormalities. In 1946, Pryce M.D. proposed the term «lung sequestration» for the disease first described by the Austrian pathologist C. Rokitansky in 1856. Lung sequestration becomes quire common due to development and availability of X-ray diagnostic methods. An aberrant artery can arise from the great vessels (thoracic and abdominal aorta) and smaller arteries (coronary, intercostal arteries). To date, there are 2 forms of lung sequestration (intralobar and extralobar). We report one of the options for surgical treatment of lung sequestration.