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Congenital Lung Pathologies: Experiences over 30 Years
Başak Erginel, Feryal Gün Soysal, Mürsel Haspulat, Alaaddin Çelik, Tansu Salman
Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Pediatric Surgery
Objective: The goal of our study is to evaluate the prenatal, clinical and radiological findings of patients with congenital lung diseases and to emphasize the importance of early surgical intervention. Material: Fifty-eight cases with the diagnosis of congenital lung pathologies underwent surgery between 1985 and 2015; they are investigated and evaluated retrospectively in terms of presentation, physical examination, radiology findings, surgical operation technic, pathology and clinical course. Results: Fifty-eight patients with congenital lung disease underwent surgery in our clinic between 1985 and 2015. Their ages varied between one day and 14 years, with a mean age of 5.5 months. Thirty-one of them were male, and 27 of them were female. The underlying pathology was congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation in 26 patients, congenital lobar emphysema in 11 patients, pulmonary sequestration in 11 patients, pneumatocele in five patients and bronchogenic cyst in five patients. Among them, 26 patients were diagnosed prenatally. Most of the patients did not actively complain; however, patients under one year old were generally presented with respiratory distress, and patients over one year most commonly has recurrent respiratory infections. Only one patient needed to be entubated preoperatively due to severe respiratory distress. All of the patients had a plain chest graphy and thoracic CT preoperatively. Thirty-three of the 58 patients underwent mass resection, 14 patients underwent segmentectomy and 11 patients underwent lobectomy. The postoperative mortality rate was zero; however, one patient needed re-operation, and another patient had recurrent respiratory infections. Conclusion: Congenital lung pathologies could be treated and managed successfully with decreased morbidity and mortality rates. This could be accomplished with development and widespread antenatally diagnosing technics before the patient has respiratory distress, perfusion problems, respiratory infections, abscesses or malignancy formations.