title: Port-access thoracoscopic anatomical segmentectomy for pediatric intralobar pulmonary sequestration.
abstract: This report describes successful port-access thoracoscopic anatomical left lateral and posterior basal (S9 + 10) lung segmentectomy performed for intralobar pulmonary sequestration (ILPS) in a 5-year-old girl with recurrent pneumonia. Computed tomography revealed a multilocular lung abscess and an anomalous artery arising from the left gastric artery supplying the affected segment. After diagnosing ILPS, we performed thoracoscopic anatomical S9 + 10 segmentectomy. We consider thoracoscopic lung segmentectomy to be an important therapeutic option for pediatric ILPS.
authors: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, Mibu, Tochigi, Japan ; Department of Surgery 2, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan.
authors: Takashi
authors: T
authors: Inoue
authors: Department of Surgery 2, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan.
authors: Hiroyuki
authors: H
authors: Oizumi
authors: Department of Surgery 2, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan.
authors: Megumi
authors: M
authors: Nakamura
authors: Department of Surgery 2, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan.
authors: Mitsuaki
authors: M
authors: Sadahiro
keywords: computed tomography; congenital disorder; lung; minimally invasive surgery; pediatric; thoracic surgery; thoracoscopy/VATS