ArticleJournal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
Is It Better to Operate Congenital Lung Malformations when Patients are Still Asymptomatic?
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- Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformations: Experience of a Tunisian Tertiary Referral Center Over a Five-Year Period.Pediatric pulmonology · 2025Article
- Clinical outcomes after surgical resection in asymptomatic and symptomatic children with congenital lung malformations.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2025Article
- [Reverse partial pulmonary resection: a new surgical approach for pediatric pulmonary cysts].Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University · 2023Article
- Optimal Surgical Approach for Bilateral Congenital Lobar Emphysema: Evaluating a Staged, Response Based Approach.Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
contextCongenital lung malformation (CLM) is a rare developmental anomaly of the lower respiratory tract. The purposes are to define if the presence of respiratory symptoms, in CLM may affect surgical outcomes and to define optimal timing for surgery in asymptomatic patients. SETTINGS AND
designRetrospective review of patients with CLM from 2004 to 2018. Asymptomatic and symptomatic patients were compared. Moreover, asymptomatic patients were stratified according to age at surgery (< or >6 months). SUBJECTS AND
methodsDemographic data, prenatal diagnosis, symptoms, CLM's characteristics, operative and postoperative data were collected. Patients were divided into two groups based on the presence or none of respiratory symptoms. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Data were compared using the Fisher's exact test for qualitative values and Mann-Whitney test for quantitative values
resultsOne hundred and eighty-six patients were treated. Asymptomatic were 137 (74%), while symptomatic were 49 (26%). The most common presenting symptoms were respiratory distress (
conclusionsThe present study describes a comprehensive picture of CLM. In addition, we emphasize the role of early postnatal management and thoracoscopic surgery, also before 6 months of life, to prevent the onset of symptoms that are associated with worse outcomes.
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