Transcatheter Management of Pulmonary Sequestrations in Children-A Single-Center Experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A pulmonary sequestration (PS) is an area of bronchopulmonary tissue with aberrant arterial supply. Transcatheter occlusion of PSs is an appealing treatment option, but data on outcomes remain scarce. We aim to describe our experience with transcatheter management of PS in infants and children.

Methods

Retrospective review of clinical data of all patients with suspected PS sent for diagnostic and/or interventional cardiac catheterization at our institution between January 1999 and May 2021. Procedural considerations, techniques, standard safety, and outcomes were assessed.

Results

We identified 71 patients (52.1% males), with median age and weight of 4.9 months (IQR, 2.1-26.6) and 4.2 kg (IQR, 3.9-12.1), respectively. Sixty-one (86%) patients had associated

SUBMITTER: Abu Zahira I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10378210 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature