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Table 1 Patient population and characteristics

From: Thoracoscopic versus open resection for symptomatic congenital pulmonary airway malformations in neonates: a decade-long retrospective study

 

Thoracoscopic resection (N = 14)

Open resection (N = 10)

P*

Sex (male/female)

7:7

7:3

.421

Prenatal diagnosis

13

10

1

Respiratory symptoms

   

 Preoperative pneumonia

14

10

 Respiratory distress

1

1

1

 Shortness of breath

3

5

.204

Mediastinal deviation

1

1

1

Resection method (lobectomy/lung-preserving)

2:12

2:8

1

Laterality (left-sided/right-sided)

9:5

4:6

.408

Location of the CPAM

Upper 2, lower 12

Upper 1, middle 1, lower 9

Pathology

10 CPAM, 4 CPAM with PS

10 CPAM

Postoperative complications

1 air leaks

0

1

  1. *, P values refer to Fisher’s exact test. CPAM, congenital pulmonary airway malformation; PS, pulmonary sequestration