Bilateral intralobar pulmonary sequestration in a newborn, case report and review of the literature on bilateral pulmonary sequestrations.
We describe a rare case of bilateral intralobar pulmonary sequestration in a newborn with both sequestrations vascularized from a vessel arising from the celiac trunk of the abdominal aorta. The larger sequestration on the right side was diagnosed antenatally, the left side postnatally. At the age of 7 months, the child underwent successful bilateral thoracotomy. In follow-up at the age of more than 1 year, no complications have occurred.
Stern
Robert
R
Department of Surgical Pediatrics, University Hospital of Berne, Switzerland.
Berger
Steffen
S
Casaulta
Carmen
C
Raio
Luigi
L
Abderhalden
Susanne
S
Zachariou
Zacharias
Z
D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal