Ten-year experience in the clinical management of intralobar pulmonary
sequestration in children
Abstract
Objectives: Intralobar pulmonary sequestration (ILS) is rare
and its optimal clinical management remains ambiguous. This study aimed
to introduce our ten-year experience in clinical management of ILS. And
the application of our novel surgical method, thoracoscopic anatomical
lesion resection (TALR) on ILS was introduced. Materials and
Methods: Patients with ILS who received treatment between December 2010
and December 2020 were included in this study, retrospectively. A binary
logistic regression model was used to assess risk factors for
preoperative symptoms. Intraoperative and postoperative outcomes were
compared between the thoracoscopic lobectomy and lung-sparing surgery
groups. Results: A total of 112 patients were included in this
study. Age and maximum cyst diameter were risk factors for preoperative
symptoms. Lung-sparing surgery proved to be safe and feasible with no
residual lesions. Conclusions: The overall prognosis of early
thoracoscopic surgery for ILS was good. Lung-sparing surgery, especially
TALR could be used as a first-line surgery for ILS. It may resolve the
long-standing controversy over whether surgery for asymptomatic patients
with ILS.