XXXX and sequestration: Two standpoints for a single condition.

@entity1 @entity548 @entity5 @entity532 @entity600 @entity281 @entity358 @entity85 @entity130
In adults, @entity358 are candidates for surgery due to symptoms. A pre-natal diagnosis is simple and effective, and allows an early thoracoscopic surgical treatment. A retrospective study was performed to assess management in two different populations of adults and @entity1 to define the best strategy. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Pulmonary malformations followed at the University Hospital from 2000 to 2012 were reviewed. Clinical history, @entity600 site, duration of hospitalisation, complications and pathology examinations were collected. RESULTS: A total of 52 cases (33 @entity1 , 19 adults) were identified. In @entity1 , 28 asymptomatic cases were diagnosed pre-natally and 5 during the neonatal period due to @entity281 . Surgery was performed on the @entity1 between the ages of 2 and 6 months. Nineteen adults underwent surgery, 16 because of symptoms and 3 adults for anomalies mimicking @entity5 . The mean age within the adult group was 42.5 years. In @entity1 , there was one thoracotomy and 32 thoracoscopies, with 7 conversions for difficult exposure, dissection of vascular pedicles, @entity548 or @entity130 . In the adults, there were 15 thoracotomies and 4 thoracoscopies, with one conversion. @entity532 in the adults were twice as frequent than in @entity1 . The mean time of the @entity1 's hospitalisation was 7.75 days versus 7.16 days for the adults. Pathological examinations showed in the @entity1 : 7 sequestrations, 18 congenital @entity358 ( @entity358 ), 8 @entity358 associated sequestrations; in adults: 16 sequestrations, 3 intra-pulmonary cysts. CONCLUSION: Early thoracoscopic surgery allows pulmonary parenchyma conservation with pulmonary development, reduces respiratory and infectious complications, eliminates a false positive @entity5 diagnosis later in life and decreases risks of @entity85 .
