title: Video-assisted thoracic surgery for pulmonary sequestration.
abstract: Bronchopulmonary sequestration is a rare developmental abnormality. Most cases are asymptomatic and found incidentally. The definitive treatment for bronchopulmonary sequestration is surgical excision. An 18-year-old man was admitted to our clinic with longstanding cough, fever, and dense sputum. Chest computed tomography identified cystic bronchiectasis in common areas of the left lower lobe, and parenchymal destruction with air-fluid levels. A left lower lobectomy was performed via a video-thoracoscopic approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Atatürk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey dr.k.aydogdu@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Koray
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aydoğdu
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Atatürk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ebru
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sayılır
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Atatürk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Funda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: İncekara
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Atatürk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Göktürk
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fındık
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Atatürk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sadi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaya
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Bronchopulmonary sequestration; lobectomy; video-assisted thoracic surgery