Totally endoscopic lobectomy and segmentectomy for congenital bronchial atresia.
Congenital bronchial atresia is a congenital obliteration of a segmental or lobar bronchus resulting in an inflation of the correspondent parenchyma. It may lead to infectious complications and in the long-term to alteration of the adjacent lung parenchyma. As it usually occurs in young and healthy patients with normal lungs, this disorder is particularly suitable for a full endoscopic pulmonary resection. We report our recent experience of two lobectomies and one segmentectomy in three patients.
Cappeliez
Serge
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Thoracic Department, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France.
Lenoir
Stéphane
S
Validire
Pierre
P
Gossot
Dominique
D
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult