Comparison of clinical outcomes of pulmonary sequestration in adults between surgery and non-surgery groups.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulmonary sequestration (PS) is a rare congenital lung malformation that can be incidentally diagnosed in adulthood. The natural course of PS in adults is scarcely known.

Methods

In this retrospective cohort study, medical records and imaging results of adult patients diagnosed with PS between 1994 and 2019 were reviewed. Diagnoses of PS were confirmed by histopathological findings in resected cases, while non-resected cases were diagnosed based on the presence of anomalous systemic arterial supply and abnormal lung parenchyma on enhanced chest computed tomography (CT).

Results

Among 104 patients with PS, the median age at diagnosis was 40.5 years, and 69 (66.3%) patients were asymptomatic. Patients in the surgery group were significantly younger (38.6 v

SUBMITTER: Song JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9641354 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature