Diagnosis and Treatment of 12 Cases with Uncommon Pulmonary Sequestration / 昆明医科大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the diagnosis and surgical treatment of pulmonary sequestration.Methods 12 patients of pulmonary sequestration were retrospectively studied.Results Between January 2002 and December 2005 12 patients with pulmonary sequestration were operated in our department.8 patients were diagnosed preoperatively by chest enhanced CT which showed an abnormal feeding artery.4 patients were misdiagnosed.10 cases of intralobar were performed lobectomy,2 cases of extralobar were resected the separated lung tissue.No death occurred in our group.Conclusion Enhanced CT scan is a major diagnostic method of pulmonary sequestration and operation can obtain excellent results.