Table 4 Surgical management data (n = 18)
From: Pulmonary sequestration in adults: a retrospective review of resected and unresected cases
Number of patients (%) | |
|---|---|
Indication for surgery | |
Recurrent pulmonary infections | 12 (66) |
Hemoptysis | 1 (6) |
Pleural effusion | 1 (6) |
Asymptomatic lung lesions | 4 (22) |
Type of resection | |
Thoracotomy | |
Lobectomy | 1 (6) |
Segmentectomy/sequestrectomy | 3 (17) |
Wedge resection | 2 (11) |
VATS | |
Lobectomy | 4 (22) |
Segmentectomy/sequestrectomy | 6 (33) |
Wedge resection | 2 (11) |