title: Thoracoscopic resection of an apical extralobar pulmonary sequestration in an infant.
abstract: Pulmonary sequestration is a form of bronchopulmonary-foregut malformation that is treated with surgical resection, either via a thoracotomy or the thoracoscopic approach. Apical extralobar pulmonary sequestrations are rare. We report a case of an apical pulmonary sequestration in an infant that was amenable to thoracoscopic resection. An 8-month-old girl, weighing 10.3 kg, with a left apical extralobar pulmonary sequestration underwent thoracoscopic resection. The pulmonary sequestration was identified and dissected free from surrounding tissue. The vascular peduncle was secured with an endo-GIA loaded with 2-mm vascular staples. The infant was discharged on postoperative day two without complications. In spite of the patient's small size and the apical nature of the sequestration, the operation was easily performed via a thoracoscopic approach. Thoracoscopic resection of an apical extrapulmonary sequestration in a small infant is feasible and may minimize the morbidity of this procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reinke
authors.forename: Aftab
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kherani
authors.forename: Henry E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Rice
mesh_terms: D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed