ArticleSurgery today2026
Long-term Outcomes of Children Undergoing Thoracotomy Lung Resection for Congenital Lung Malformations.
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- Subcostal single-port robot-assisted resection of a posterior mediastinal tumor in an infant.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2026Article
- Trends in surgical approach and pediatric pulmonology follow-up for operated congenital thoracic malformations.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
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Abstract
purposeWe evaluated the long-term outcomes of children undergoing thoracotomy lung resection for congenital lung malformations in terms of lung function, complications, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL).
methodsWe retrospectively reviewed 27 children who underwent thoracotomy at Osaka University Hospital (1992-2017) with at least five years of follow-up and postoperative lung function testing after six years of age. We compared the percent predicted vital capacity (%VC), percent predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 s (%FEV
results%VC and FEV
conclusionsIn our study, children undergoing thoracotomy lung resection for congenital lung malformations exhibited a significantly lower lung function than the healthy controls, and these impairments persisted over an extended follow-up period. Long-term complications and a reduced lung function were not reflected in the subjective HRQOL.
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