ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2019
Introduction of thoracoscopic surgery for congenital pulmonary airway malformation in infants: review of 13 consecutive surgical cases.
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- Is thoracoscopy superior to thoracotomy in the treatment of congenital lung malformations? An updated meta-analysis.Therapeutic advances in respiratory diseasePooled it
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- Analysis of anatomical characteristics of congenital pulmonary airway malformation lesions based on CT images.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
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- Successful complete tumor resection for pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma by thoracoscopic right upper lobectomy with intraoperative bronchoscopy: A pediatric case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2023Article
- Percutaneous transthoracic catheter drainage prior to surgery in treating neonates with congenital macrocystic lung malformation presenting with respiratory distress.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Long-Term Results of Pediatric Congenital Pulmonary Malformation: A Population-Based Matched Case-Control Study with a Mean 7-Year Follow-Up.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Morbidity after thoracoscopic resection of congenital pulmonary airway malformations (CPAM): single center experience over a decade.Pediatric surgery international · 2021Article
- Thoracoscopic resection of congenital pulmonary airway malformations: timing and technical aspects.Journal of thoracic disease · 2020Article
- Thoracoscopic surgery for congenital lung lesions-is this the future?Journal of thoracic disease · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough complete video-assisted thoracic surgery (C-VATS) has been demonstrated to have several advantages compared with conventional thoracotomy, there are few reports on the clinical feasibility of C-VATS for CPAM in infants.
methodsWe retrospectively evaluated 13 consecutive patients (neonates 4; infants 9) surgically treated for congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) from 1 January 2008 to 31 March 2017.
resultsIn the group of neonates, all 4 cases were prenatally diagnosed and they underwent semi-emergent surgery after birth due to respiratory failure. In the group of 9 infants, 5 cases were prenatally diagnosed and 4 cases were diagnosed at age >2.5 years due to symptoms associated with pulmonary cystic infection. Pulmonary resection consisted of the following: 8 lobectomies, 1 segmentectomy, 2 wedge resection, 1 fractionated lung resection and 1 lobectomy with segmentectomy. Overall, there were 9 thoracotomy and 4 thoracoscopic surgeries. Mean operation time was 162 min (range, 67-290 min) and blood loss was 21 mL (range, 0-74 mL) on average. There were no complications such as thoracic deformity or respiratory failure, however in 2 of those who underwent segmentectomy the cystic remnant remained. No statistically significant differences were observed between the thoracotomy Group and C-VATS group in terms of age and height at intervention, operation time, blood loss, postoperative day of drain removal, and length of hospital stay after surgery. However, only the average body weight was heavier in C-VATS group (P=0.03).
conclusionsSince early surgical resection of asymptomatic CPAM is often recommended for the prevention of infections and the development of lung malignancy, we recommend performing surgery after the age of 1 year if the patient's condition is stable. Furthermore, C-VATS lobectomy may be feasible if they are older than 18 months or weigh more than 10 kg.
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