Treatment of adult intrapulmonary sequestration with video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy

Magyar sebészet
József KasPál Vadász

Abstract

Surgical removal is the gold standard method for the treatment of pulmonary sequestration (PS); nowadays, video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy (VATS) is more frequently applied in the surgical treatment of malignant pulmonary tumours and appears to be suitable also in case of benign pulmonary diseases. We are the first in Hungary, who report three, radiologically identified intralobar PS treated with VATS. Surgeries were performed in general anaesthesia with double-lumen separated ventilation in lateral decubitus position through two ports (1.5 cm camera port and 5-6 cm axillary working port, protected by a plastic ring). Results and cases: Two of the patients presented with the symptoms of haemoptysis and pneumonia, and the third patient after radiological screening (one 37 years old woman and 2 men, 39 and 46 years old). The nutritive artery was identified on the CT scans in all cases. We removed the right lower lobe in two cases and the left lower lobe in one case without major complications. We recommend the video-thoracoscopic lobectomy for the treatment of PS as a suitable treatment option.

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