Simple stapled division of aberrant artery during thoracoscopic resection of pulmonary sequestration

Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014:20 Suppl:561-3. doi: 10.5761/atcs.cr.12.02189. Epub 2013 Apr 11.

Abstract

Pulmonary sequestration is a rare developmental abnormality where pulmonary tissue lacks normal connections to the tracheobronchial tree, in addition to its having an anomalous systemic blood supply. Lobectomy via open thoracotomy has long been the procedure of choice for the resection of pulmonary sequestration. We present three cases of thoracoscopic lobectomies performed using video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). Transection of the associated aberrant artery was performed using only a single staple.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aorta, Thoracic / abnormalities
  • Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
  • Aorta, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / diagnosis
  • Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pneumonectomy / methods*
  • Surgical Stapling / methods*
  • Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult