Poster - 94
Thoracoscopic approach for pulmonary sequestrations in infants and children
Zafer Dökümcü, Gözde Şakul, Emre Divarcı, Ata Erdener, Coşkun Özcan
Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery
Aim: We aimed to evaluate our experience with thoracoscopic treatment for pulmonary sequestrations in infants and children.Patients and method: Medical records of 9 patients that underwent thoracoscopic lobectomy in our institution from 2006 to 2016 were reviewed. Six patients were antenatally diagnosed. Age at operation ranged from 3 to 38 months. Five lesions were located in left lower lobe and 4 in right lower lobe. Results: Depending on the type of the lesions; lobectomy and excision of sequestration were perfomed in 3 and 6 patients, respectively. Eight of the procedures were completed thoracoscopally whereas there was 1 conversion due to intraoperative hemorhage. Length of operation range from 45 to 240 minutes (mean 125 minutes). Postoperative pneumothorax necessitating tube-thoracostomy developed in one patient. Median length of hospital stay was 4 days (3-11 days) and re-expoloration was required for only 1 patient with hybrid lesion who developed new cysts after excsion within follow-up (mean 52 months). Conclusion: Thoracoscopic approach for pulmonary sequestration in nfants and children is safe and efficient. Care should be given for hybrid lesions in follow-up.