[Cystic adenomatoid malformations of the lung: a retrospective study of 12 cases]

Rev Pneumol Clin. 2009 Jun;65(3):143-6. doi: 10.1016/j.pneumo.2009.03.009. Epub 2009 Jun 2.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The authors present a retrospective study of 12 cases of cystic adenomatoid lung malformations in clinical surgery unit "A" at the Rabat Children's hospital, between 1999 to 2006. Two pregnancies with lung malformation were identified. All of the patients were symptomatic. The treatment was surgical in all cases (lobectomy: 11 cases; pneumonectomy: one case). The evolution was good after an average of three years. In the light of these 12 malformations, the authors try and demonstrate the value of early diagnosis in order to surgically treat the anomaly in optimum conditions. Moreover, the authors insist on the exeresis not only of the malformation, but of the entire lobe involved in anomaly to guarantee a recurrence-free result.

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lung, Congenital / diagnosis*
  • Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lung, Congenital / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging
  • Male
  • Pregnancy
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal