J Chest Surg.  2021 Jun;54(3):224-227. 10.5090/jcs.20.065.

Extralobar Supradiaphragmatic Pulmonary Sequestration Arising from the Retroperitoneum Through a Congenital Diaphragmatic Defect

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  • 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea

Abstract

Here, we report the rare case of a 13-year-old girl with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (also known as Bochdalek hernia), which was revealed to be an extralobar pulmonary sequestration that was treated using laparoscopic and video-assisted thoracic surgery sequestrectomy and repair of the diaphragm defect after detection of a supradiaphragmatic mass connected with the retroperitoneum. The patient showed no postoperative complications at a 1-month follow-up examination.

Keyword

Bronchopulmonary sequestration; Congenital diaphragmatic hernias; Videoassisted thoracic surgery
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