Pulmonary sequestration treated by video-assisted thoracoscopic resection.
An undiagnosed pulmonary sequestration showed abnormal vessels at video-assisted thoracoscopy. Mediastinal or lung masses which are situated at the base of the thorax must be dissected with great caution because of the possible existence of vascular malformations.
Service de Chirurgie, Hôspital Calmette, Lille, France.
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Watine
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Mensier
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Delecluse
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Ribet
D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000379:methods; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D014743:Videotape Recording