Bilateral Communicating Bronchopulmonary Foregut Malformations in a Child

Communicating bronchopulmonary foregut malformations are rare anomalies. The complex anatomy requires innovative surgical techniques. We report a child with bilateral sequestrations communicating with the lower esophagus. The sequestrations were excised through a single thoracotomy incision and the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2006-07, Vol.82 (1), p.330-332
Hauptverfasser:	Singal, Arbinder Kumar, Kumar, V.R. Ravi, Rao, Madhusudana, Matthai, John
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abnormalities, Multiple - pathology Abnormalities, Multiple - surgery Biological and medical sciences Bronchi - abnormalities Bronchi - embryology Bronchopulmonary Sequestration - pathology Bronchopulmonary Sequestration - surgery Esophagus - abnormalities Esophagus - surgery Failure to Thrive - etiology Female Gastroesophageal Reflux - etiology Humans Infant Lung - blood supply Lung - embryology Medical sciences Pneumonia - etiology Recurrence Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the respiratory system Thoracotomy
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Zusammenfassung:	Communicating bronchopulmonary foregut malformations are rare anomalies. The complex anatomy requires innovative surgical techniques. We report a child with bilateral sequestrations communicating with the lower esophagus. The sequestrations were excised through a single thoracotomy incision and the esophagus was repaired. Postoperatively the child has remained asymptomatic.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.08.066